McHardie Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

McHardie Surname Definition:

MACHARDY, Macharday, Machardie: Gaelic MacC(h)ardaidh, 'son of the sloe,' from older Gaelic cardi. The h is intrusive, and silent in the vernacular. The home county of the MacHardies is the Highlands of Aberdeenshire and the immediate neighborhood north and south, but with some few unimportant exceptions they did not own land on Deeside.

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McHardie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1451:186,17718,652
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England91:6,190,895170,599
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland841:44,5623,225
England81:3,046,92180,371

McHardie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACHARDY, Macharday, Machardie: Gaelic MacC(h)ardaidh, 'son of the sloe,' from older Gaelic cardi. The h is intrusive, and silent in the vernacular. The home county of the MacHardies is the Highlands of Aberdeenshire and the immediate neighborhood north and south, but with some few unimportant exceptions they did not own land on Deeside. They were, however, numerous and influential. The Strathdon branch counted themselves of the Clan Chattan and followed Macintosh as their chief (Stirton, Crathie, p. 413414). Dr. Macbain suggested that the name came from Pictish Gartnaigh, pronounced Gratney, a well-known name of old in Mar. (There was an earl of Mar called Gartney or Gratney about 1300.) He thinks it was developed to MacCardney or MacCarday, and ultimately before 1587 to MacHardy. A commission for the trial of persons accused of the 'crewall slawchter of Thomas McChardy in Brakmar, was issued in 1560 (Rose, p. 233). John Mackhardie in Crathinaird, 1633 (SCM., III, p. 139). Donald Fleming alias McQhardies was officer of the baron-bailie's court of Braemar, 1676 (Stirton, Crathie, p. 420), and John M'Ardie and Alexander M'Kardie appear in Invercauld, 1696 (Poll Book).

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

McHardie Last Name Facts

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

The last name McHardie is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McHardie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. McHardie is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of McHardie reside; 71 percent reside in Australasia and 71 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 186,177. In Australia McHardie is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 58 percent are found, Queensland, where 32 percent are found and Western Australia, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

McHardie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McHardie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McHardie last name fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McHardie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McHardie are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount McHardie earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning $52,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.63% more than the national average, earning $58,939 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCardie88211/
MacArdie884/
McHardy802,721/
MacArdi807/
Macarde801/
McArdee800/
Moscardi752,689/
McCurdie75374/
Mascardi75279/
Moccardi7572/
Moscarde7571/
McKirdie7525/
Mascarde751/
Makharde751/
Maccardi751/
McCordie750/
MacArder750/
Mcirdi71118/
Maukharde711/
MacCarder711/
McCardy67135/
Macardy6731/
Makarde6728/
Makardi678/
Mouscardes675/
Makredi674/
Makorde672/
Makirde672/
Makerde672/
Makrede671/
Makárdi671/
Macarda671/
Maqarde671/
MacOrde671/
Mocirdi671/
McCarda670/

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