McCardel Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCardel Surname Definition:

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

McCardel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Australia301:899,85754,700
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

McCardel 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

McCardel Last Name Facts

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

McCardel occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCardel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 980,795th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name McCardel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of McCardel live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCardel is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States McCardel is most frequent in: Michigan, where 27 percent reside, Florida, where 14 percent reside and Georgia, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The United States McCardel occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

McCardel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCardel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCardel surname increased 181 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCardel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCardel surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCardel last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

McCardel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.5% more than the national average, earning $53,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCardelp940/
McCarddel940/
McCardl933/
McArdell88472/
McCordel881/
McCardil880/
McArdl862/
McCordell8210/
McKardell821/
McCardill820/
McArdil800/
McArdill750/
McCordill710/

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