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

McArdy (Arabic: مكردى) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McArdy? popularity and diffusion

The surname McArdy is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McArdy live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 40 percent live, Connecticut, where 20 percent live and Nevada, where 20 percent live. Aside from The United States McArdy is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 20 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent live.

McArdy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McArdy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McArdy surname fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McArdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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