Meaning & origin
What it means
McQuade is a form of McQuaid. McQuaid goes back to Irish Mac Uaid, meaning “son of Uad.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
McQuade is a form of McQuaid. McQuaid comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mcquade through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,143 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mcquade’s family of names
In English usage, Mcquade as a surname has a related form in McQuaid.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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