The name "McBride" or "MacBride" is an Irish surname, the English spelling for the Irish name "Mac Giolla Bhríde". The surname is also found in Scotland, it was anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Brighde, from earlier Mac Giolla Bhrighde (Irish), Mac Gille Brighde (Scottish) ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brighid’.[1]

The name originated in County Donegal in Ireland and later moved to Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland. The name signifies a devotee of the Irish saint Brigid of Kildare.[2][3] It is a Sept of the Ui Brolchainn Clan of the Cenél nEógain, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages.

See also

List of people surnamed McBride

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  • Bake McBride (born 1949), Major League Baseball player
  • Bernard McBride (1845–?), soldier who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars
  • Bill McBride (candidate) (1945–2012), 2002 candidate for Florida governor
  • Bob McBride (1946–1998), lead vocalist for the Canadian popular music group Lighthouse
  • Brian McBride (born 1970), American musician
  • Brian McBride (born 1955), Scottish businessman
  • Brian McBride (born 1972), American football (soccer) player
  • Bryan McBride (born 1991), American track and field athlete
  • Bunny McBride (born 1950), American writer and anthropology lecturer

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  • Gary McBride (1980–2009), rugby league footballer for the St. George Illawarra Dragons
  • George McBride (1880–1973), shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Washington Senators
  • George W. McBride (1854–1911), politician and businessman from Oregon
  • Grant McBride (1949–2018), Australian politician

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  • Ian McBride, professor of Irish and British history at King's College London

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  • Vincent McBride (1934–2005), association footballer who played for Walsall and Mansfield Town
  • Violet McBride (born 1954), British field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics

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References

  1. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.
  2. "McBride Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms (Ireland)".
  3. "McBride Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms (Scotland)".
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