McFadden

English

Alternative forms

• McFaddin, McFadin, McFadyen, McFayden

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhaidein and Irish Mac Pháidín.

Proper noun

McFadden (plural McFaddens)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McFadden is the 1098^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31839 individuals. McFadden is most common among White (60.27%) and Black/African American (34.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McFadden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.