McArdle Surname

36,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McArdle Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Ardghal (high valor).

McArdle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7991:46,4755,655
England3,9411:14,1382,086
Ireland2,4291:1,939373
Australia1,7961:15,0312,137
Northern Ireland1,2051:1,531325
Scotland8231:6,5051,020
Canada5391:68,3597,870
New Zealand1591:28,4804,971
Wales991:31,2583,153
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7251:33,6214,428
Scotland1821:20,5672,033
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4731:34,0934,082

McArdle (16) may also be a first name.

McArdle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Ardghal (high valor).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McARDLE, McCardle: (Gaelic.) From Mac, son, and ardal, literally, the son of the high—rock, figuratively, high prowess or valor.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

McArdle Last Name Facts

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

McArdle is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McArdle? popularity and diffusion

The surname McArdle is the 36,099th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 498,532 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of McArdle live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. McArdle is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 16 people.

McArdle is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7,799 people, or 1 in 46,475. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 7 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Ireland, where 17 percent reside.

McArdle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McArdle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McArdle last name increased 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 544 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 242,900 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 452 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McArdle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McArdle last name are 12.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.42% registered with the political party.

The amount McArdle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.91% more than the national average, earning 459,985 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.14% more than the national average, earning R 456,600 per year; in United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $54,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCardle933,310/
MacArdle93305/
MacCardle8825/
McArdel8635/
Moscardelle781/
McCardell751,794/
MacArdell753/
MacCardell715/
Moscardell711/
Moscardelli67704/
Mascardelli6722/
Makkardl671/
Moscardelly671/
MacOrdell630/

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