McCorquedale Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McCorquedale Surname Definition:

MACCORQUODALE, Maccorkindale: Gaelic MacCorcaiail. From the ON. personal name Thorketill, "Thor's kettle.' The Gaelic is also given as MacC(h)orcodail and MacThorcadail. But little is known of the early history of the clan, and the account in Buchanan (who spells the name M'Orquodale) is untrustworthy.

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McCorquedale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McCorquedale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCORQUODALE, Maccorkindale: Gaelic MacCorcaiail. From the ON. personal name Thorketill, "Thor's kettle.' The Gaelic is also given as MacC(h)orcodail and MacThorcadail. But little is known of the early history of the clan, and the account in Buchanan (who spells the name M'Orquodale) is untrustworthy. Ewen Mactorquedil or Ewgyne M'Corquheddell was summoned to appear before the sheriff in Perth in 1430, and to bring his charters and evidents with him (HP., II, p. 162; Invent. Scrymgeour family docs., 20). In 1434 there is record of a charter to Ewen, son of Ewen Makcomuydill, lord of Maintelan (properly Phantelan) (OPS., II, p. 96,124). In 1495 Ewen Mikcorcadill granted his lands of Edderlin, etc., to Archibald, earl of Argyll, in exchange for other lands (RMS., II, 2352), and in 1509 his son, Ewne Maccorquodill was retoured heir of his father in lands in Argyll (OPS., II, p. 87). Effric neyn Corgitill is authoress of a poem in the Book of the Dean of Lismore, and John Macrocadill (I) or Makcrocadill was minister of Strathfillan, 1569-85 (Scott, Fasti, III, p. 826; RMR.). Lauchlane McQuorquordill, brother to Duncan McQuorquordill of Phantellane, and Johnne Dow McQuorquordill or McQuorquhordell were in 1612 called "notorious thieves and assisters of Clan Gregour" (RPC., IX. p. 510). John M'Orquidill in Port of Lochtay was a Glenorchy vassal in 1638 (BBT., p. 400). The patronymic is still fairly common in Kintyre. The shortened forms Maccorkill, which see, and Maccorkle are also in current use. The Maccorquodales are classed as a sept of Macleod but there is no evidence of any relationship between them. M'Corcadill 1573, M'Cordadill 1666, M'Corqudill 1686, M'Corquidle 1692, M'Corquidill 1470, M'Corquydill 1543, M'Korldtill 1547, McQuorcadaill 1614, Macquorquodale 1648, Makcorcadell 1509, Makcorquidill 1543.

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

(Celtic + Scandinavian) for Mac Thorketill, Son of Thorketill = Thor’s Kettle (Sacrificial Cauldron of Thor) [Gaelic mac, son; Old Norse Thorr + ketill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic + Scandinavian) for Mac Thorketill, Son of Thorketill = Thor’s Kettle (Sacrificial Cauldron of Thor)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McCorquedale Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCorquedale is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCorquedale? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCorquedale is the 14,316,765th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McCorquedale is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCorquedale reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McCorquedale is most numerous in: District of Columbia, where 100 percent reside.

McCorquedale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCorquedale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCorquedale surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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