McBride (surname)

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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  • 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, Australian politician

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

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  • Pat McBride (born 1943), American soccer player and coach
  • Patricia McBride (born 1942), former New York City Ballet principal dancer
  • Paul McBride (1964–2012), Scottish criminal lawyer based in Edinburgh
  • Pete McBride (1875–1944), pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Peter McBride (1877–1950), Scottish association football player who appeared for Preston North End and the Scotland national football team
  • Philip McBride (1892–1982), Australian politician

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  • Vincent McBride (born 1934), 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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