An Irish and Scottish surname the McBride family name originated as a Gaelic name of ‘bhrighde’ which referred to a person faithful to St. Brigid of Kildare. This favorite Irish patron saint founded many monasteries.

Spelling variations for McBride are MacBride and McBryde.
In Ireland the McBride name first appeared in County Donegal in Ireland. After the great famine in the 1840s, many families emigrated to Glasgow in Scotland and others to Canada, the United States and Australia.

In northern England is the greater concentration of McBride families, especially in Durham, Cumberland, Cheshire and Lancashire.
The areas of Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire in Scotland have the higher percentage of McBride families.

Within the United States McBride is primarily found in California, Georgia, Washington, New York, Texas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey and Illinois.

Famous: Jon A. McBride (U. S. astronaut), Patricia McBride (professional ballet dancer), Martina McBride (singer), Ken McBride (professional baseball player), Kevin Martin McBride (professional boxer from Ireland), Bake McBride (professional baseball player), Kenneth Chi McBride (actor and songwriter), Mary Margaret McBride (radio entertainer and writer) and Jeff McBride (magician).