| ![Show Contents]() McQuoid History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The original Gaelic form of McQuoid was Mac Uaid, which means son of Wat. Early Origins of the McQuoid familyThe surname McQuoid was first found in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster. Early History of the McQuoid familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McQuoid research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1750 is included under the topic Early McQuoid History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McQuoid Spelling VariationsIndividual scribes in the Ireland during the Middle Ages would often record a person's name various ways. How the name was recorded depended on what that particular scribe believed the proper spelling for the name pronounced to him was. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the McQuoid family name include McQuaid, McQuade, McWade, McQuid, McQuoid, McQuaide and many more. Early Notables of the McQuoid familyMore information is included under the topic Early McQuoid Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 McQuoid migration to the United States | + |
Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name McQuoid:
McQuoid Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John McQuoid, aged 20, who arrived in New York, NY in 1803 1
- Alexander McQuoid, who landed in New York, NY in 1817 1
- R. McQuoid, aged 29, arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Majestic (1890)" from Liverpool & Queenstown 2
McQuoid Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- William James Mc Quoid, aged 28, originally from Newtownards, Co Down, arrived in New York in 1904 aboard the ship "Majestic (1890)" from Liverpool, England 2
- Samuel McQuoid, aged 26, originally from Newtownards, Ireland, arrived in New York in 1907 aboard the ship "Carmania" from Liverpool, England 2
- Margaret McQuoid, aged 38, originally from Greenock, Scotland, arrived in New York in 1913 aboard the ship "Caledonia" from Glasgow, Scotland 2
- Arthur McQuoid, aged 43, originally from Belfast, Ireland, arrived in New York in 1913 aboard the ship "Cameronia" from Londonderry, Ireland 2
- Albert G. McQuoid, aged 26, originally from Greenock, Scotland, arrived in New York in 1914 aboard the ship "Cameronia" from Glasgow, Scotland 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name McQuoid (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas McQuoid, Australian pastoral property landholder near Canberra who in 1835 named Wanayasa which he named after Wanayasa, West Java, Indonesia
- Joshua Joseph Brian McQuoid (b. 1989), English professional footballer for the League Two club Luton Town
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
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