Find out how popular the last name McBride is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McBride.

McBride, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McBride surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McBride in America

McBride is the 527th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McBride surname appeared 63,899 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 22 people would have the surname McBride.

We can also compare 2010 data for McBride to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McBride

The surname McBride originated in Scotland, deriving from the Gaelic personal name Brian, which means "eminence" or "high" and the prefix "Mc" meaning "son of." It is a patronymic name, indicating the bearer was the son of a man named Brian.

In the early 13th century, the name appeared in records as MacBrydyn and MacBradyn, reflecting the Gaelic pronunciation. By the 15th century, the spelling had evolved to McBryde and McBryd in the Lowlands of Scotland.

The McBride surname is found in various historical Scottish records, including the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland from 1369, which mention John McBryde. The Ragman Rolls of 1296, which recorded those who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England, include the names Gillecryst MacBryd and Patric MacBrid.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname was Sir David McBryde, a Scottish knight who fought alongside Sir William Wallace in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th century.

Another notable McBride was John McBride, a Scottish politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1715 to 1717. He played a significant role in the city's governance during a turbulent period following the Jacobite Rising of 1715.

In the 17th century, the McBride name appeared in Ulster, Northern Ireland, as a result of the Plantation of Ulster, when Scottish settlers migrated to the region. One of the earliest recorded McBrides in Ireland was Archibald McBride, born around 1630, who settled in County Down.

A famous bearer of the McBride name was Jeremiah McBride (1745-1809), an American pioneer and Revolutionary War soldier. He was one of the founders of the town of McBride, Missouri, which was named after him.

Another notable McBride was Andrew McBride (1818-1882), a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and played a role in the Red River Resistance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McBride

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McBride.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McBride was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McBride has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McBride was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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