McArdy Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

McArdy Surname Definition:

MACCARDIE: Johannes McHardy, burgess of Arne, 1499 (Simon, 37), may be John McCarde, burgess of Prestwick, 1507, who appears again in 1514 as McCardy (Prestwick, p. 11, 46). compare Machardy.

McArdy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McArdy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCARDIE: Johannes McHardy, burgess of Arne, 1499 (Simon, 37), may be John McCarde, burgess of Prestwick, 1507, who appears again in 1514 as McCardy (Prestwick, p. 11, 46). compare Machardy.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McArdy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McArdy (Arabic: مكردى) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McArdy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McArdy are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McArdy is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 40 percent are found, Connecticut, where 20 percent are found and Nevada, where 20 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent are found.

McArdy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McArdy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McArdy last name contracted 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McArdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McArdy last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

McArdy earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $55,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

McArdy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
McArdy in the Arabic language
مكردىmkrdy-

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