Is the name "McBride Irish or Scottish?

My mother's father's last name was McBride. She thinks it was Scottish. I thought it might be Irish. Does anyone know for sure?

Is the name "McBride Irish or Scottish?
This is what www.ancestry.com says about the origin of the name,


McBride Name Meaning and History


Irish (mainly County Donegal) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Brighde, from earlier Mac Giolla Bhrighde (Irish), Mac Gille Brighde (Scottish) 鈥榮on of the servant of (Saint) Brighid鈥? Compare Kilbride.


hope this helps.
Reply:Both. It can be African-American, too. The only way to know where your ancestors came from is to trace your family tree.
Reply:ditto to what Ted says.


The "origin" of a surname is NOT the same as the origin or heritage of a PERSON.


We'd love to entice you into tracing your ancestry. You would search for grandpa McBride, using documentation/ records, and go back to where you find the immigrant ancestor.


Searching for surnames is what I often think of as dart-throwing.
Reply:there both ,,,,ive been to uk and freinds there are scottish and irish both there names start with mc its a united kingdom thing id say..
Reply:Thought this might be of interest to you, it is relatives of Donald McBride who was born in 1799 Sheanochie, Arran, Scotland. There is definitely McBrides from Scotland but whether your family came from Scotland or Ireland I don't know, but try this out you might find some long lost relative.





http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/...
Reply:it is both....





i am from ireland there is loads of mcbrides





"mac" means "son of" in both irish gaelic and scots gaelic... that is why some of the names are in common
Reply:It can be both. Mc is normally Irish. Mac is Scots. But many Scots decended from Irish families in the 1700's and 1800's who left Ireland for employment or the two potato famines use the Mc.
Reply:It is both





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