Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Scottish
Other Forms FormsMac Pháidín, McFadden, MacFadden, Fadden, McFadyen, McFaddin, McFadin, McFadwyn, McFadyean, MacFadzean, McFadyon, McFayden, Fadyen, Faden, Fadin, Fadwyn
Meaning & History
Scottish patronymic name meaning "son of little Patrick". An anglicised form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pháidín, It is a variant of Mcfadden.