MacCorquodale Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacCorquodale Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Scandinavian) for Mac Thorketill, Son of Thorketill = Thor’s Kettle (Sacrificial Cauldron of Thor) [Gaelic mac, son; Old Norse Thorr + ketill]

MacCorquodale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1621:33,0483,292
Canada461:800,99162,809
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

MacCorquodale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Scandinavian) for Mac Thorketill, Son of Thorketill = Thor’s Kettle (Sacrificial Cauldron of Thor) [Gaelic mac, son; Old Norse Thorr + ketill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic + Scandinavian) for Mac Thorketill, Son of Thorketill = Thor’s Kettle (Sacrificial Cauldron of Thor)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from Mac-Pór-Ketill. þorr, the God of thunder, the keeper of the hammer, the destroyer of evil spirits, the son of mother earth, was the favourite deity of the North. In the annals of Roger de Hoveden we read under date a.d. 1044 that ‘the noble Matron Gunhilda . . . with her two sons, Hemming and Turkill, was expelled from England.

Turkill, evidently a chief in Man, is one of the persons signing Olafs Charter to Furness in a.d. 1134. Perhaps he was the owner of Thorkelstad, and, if so, he probably gave some of his land to the abbey.

Bishop Thorgil took part in Haco’s expedition in A.D. 1263.

Both þORKELL and Vorgils are common in the Land- námabóc and the Flateyjarbóc.

'Donald MacCorkyll was Rector of the Church of St. Mary of Balylagh, in 1408, and ‘Edward Corkhill, one of the Deemsters of Mann, ' in 1532.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

MacCorquodale Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacCorquodale Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname MacCorquodale is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of MacCorquodale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacCorquodale? popularity and diffusion

MacCorquodale is the 825,152nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of MacCorquodale reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in Scotland, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 33,048. In Scotland MacCorquodale is most frequent in: Argyll and Bute, where 35 percent reside, Outer Hebrides, where 10 percent reside and Highland, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Scotland it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

MacCorquodale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States MacCorquodale are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

The amount MacCorquodale earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $52,844 CAD per year.

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