McCardale Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McCardale Surname Definition:

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

McCardale Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959

McCardale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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
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McCardale Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCardale occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCardale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McCardale occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of McCardale live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Not including England McCardale is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCardal947/
McCardele892/
McCardald892/
McCardall890/
McArdal880/
McCarddele841/
McArdile8210/
Mcardele822/
McArdall820/
McCardol820/
McCordal820/
Mccordall7815/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCardale
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