McQuade is a surname of Irish origin, from the County Monaghan and other surrounding areas in

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

. It originated as a variation of

McCaul McCaul, also spelt MacCawell is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic '' Mac Cathmhaoil'', meaning the "son of Cathmhaol", ''descendant of'' being implied. The name ''Cathmhaoil'' itself is derived from ''cath mhaol'' meaning "battle chief". ...

, and similar spellings include McQuaid and

McQuaide McQuaide is a surname of Irish origin, from the County Monaghan and other surrounding areas in Ulster. It originated as a variation of McCaul, and similar spellings include McQuade and McQuaid. Notable people with the surname include: * Franklin ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

People

* Aidan McQuade, Northern Irish journalist and anti-slavery advocate * Alex McQuade (born 1992), English footballer * Andy McQuade, British director and writer *

Andy McQuade (footballer) William Andrew McQuade (born 27 August 1959) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hamilton Academical, Dumbarton and Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshi ...

(born 1959), Scottish footballer *

Arlene McQuade Arlene McQuade (May 29, 1936 – April 21, 2014) was an American television, radio and theater actress best known for her portrayal of Rosalie on the CBS series, '' The Goldbergs''. McQuade died at a nursing home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Apr ...

(1936–2014), American actress *

Arthur McQuade Arthur McQuade (1817 – January 21, 1884) was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Victoria South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1882 as a Conservative member. He was born in Lisnabu ...

(1817–1884), Irish-Canadian politician from Ontario *

Barbara McQuade Barbara Lynn McQuade (born December 22, 1964) is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2010 to 2017. As part of President Donald Trump's 2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys, she steppe ...

(born 1964), American attorney *

Betty McQuade Elizabeth Rankin McQuade (26 August 1941 – 26 December 2011), known as Betty McQuade, was an Australian rock and roll and pop singer. Biography Born in Paisley, Scotland, McQuade moved to Australia with her family at the age of eight, set ...

(1941–2011), Australian singer *

Denis McQuade Denis McQuade (born 6 January 1951, in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Partick Thistle, Hearts and Hamilton. McQuade scored one of the goals for Partick Thistle in their shock 4–1 victory against Celtic Celtic, Celti ...

(born 1951), Scottish footballer * Donald McQuade, English professor and author *

Francis Xavier McQuade Francis Xavier McQuade (August 11, 1878 - April 6, 1955) was a New York City judge. In 1917 he advocated for allowing Sunday baseball games in New York in defiance of existing New York state blue laws. In 1919 he became one of the owners of th ...

(1911–1955), American judge * Henry McQuade (1852–1893), Australian politician * Jim McQuade (born 1933), Scottish footballer * John McQuade (disambiguation), multiple people including: **

John McQuade John McQuade (9 August 1911 – 19 November 1984) was a Northern Ireland politician. He was a professional boxer under the name of Jack Higgins. After serving with the British Army in Dunkirk and Burma, he was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) ...

(1911–1984), Northern Irish politician and boxer **

John McQuade (footballer) John McQuade (born 8 July 1970) is a Scottish former footballer. A midfielder, he scored 69 goals in 335 league games in a 15-year professional career in the Scottish and English leagues. He began his career with Dumbarton in 1987, helping th ...

(born 1970), Scottish footballer **

Johnny McQuade (American football) John Doyle McQuade (June 4, 1895 – December 24, 1980) was an American professional football player who spent two years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs. McQuade won an NFL championship with the Bulldogs in the 192 ...

(1895–1980), American football player *

Kris McQuade Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles. Career Her film credits include ''The Love Letters from Teralba Road'', '' Kostas'', '' Fighting Back'', '' Lonely Hearts'', ''Goodbye Paradi ...

(born 1952), Australian actress *

Marian McQuade Marian McQuade (January 18, 1917 – September 26, 2008) was the founder of National Grandparents Day. She served on the West Virginia Commission on Aging and the Nursing Home Licensing Board. For many years, she helped with the Past 80 Party, w ...

(1917–2008), American activist *

Marjorie McQuade Marjorie Anne McQuade (16 July 1934 – 10 October 1997), later known by her married name Marjorie Bennett, was a competition swimmer who represented Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. At ...

(born 1934), Australian swimmer * Martin McQuade (1894–1957), Australian rules footballer *

Molly McQuade Molly McQuade is an American poet, critic, and editor. Her work has appeared in The Michigan Quarterly Review, The Baffler, The New Criterion, The Boston Review, Poetry, The Paris Review, and Dædalus. McQuade has published a poetry collection, ...

, American poet and editor *

Paul McQuade Paul McQuade (born 17 May 1987) is a Scottish former footballer who plays as a striker. Career Raith Rovers McQuade started his professional career at Raith Rovers but never made a reserve team appearance. He was released at the end of the ...

(born 1987), Scottish footballer * Pénélope McQuade (born 1970), Canadian radio and television host * Peter McQuade (born 1948), Scottish footballer * Richard B. McQuade Jr. (born 1940), American attorney and jurist * Terry McQuade (born 1941), English footballer

Characters

*J.J. McQuade, Texas Ranger, a character in ''

Lone Wolf McQuade ''Lone Wolf McQuade'' is a 1983 American Western film directed by Steve Carver and starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, Leon Isaac Kennedy and Robert Beltran. Plot J.J. McQuade (Norris) is a f ...

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