McOrkell Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

McOrkell Surname Definition:

MACCORKILL, Maccorkle: Gaelic MacThorcuill, 'son of Thorcull,' from a shortened form of Thorketill (see Maccorquodale). Jannet M'Korkyll qwlk wes slaine' in 1561 is again referred to as Jannet Nyk Kerkyll and Jannet M'Corker (Dallas, p. 90).

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McOrkell 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
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

McOrkell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCORKILL, Maccorkle: Gaelic MacThorcuill, 'son of Thorcull,' from a shortened form of Thorketill (see Maccorquodale). Jannet M'Korkyll qwlk wes slaine' in 1561 is again referred to as Jannet Nyk Kerkyll and Jannet M'Corker (Dallas, p. 90). Isaack McCorquell in Drumnacarrie was fined for resetting outlawed Macgregors, 1613 (RPC., XIV p. 632). Lachlan McOrkill in Cames, Mull, was put to the horn, 1629 (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 45). M'Thurkill and M'Kurkull occur in 1661 and 1663 (Argyll; Caithness).

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

McOrkell Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 4 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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McOrkell Last Name Facts

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

The surname McOrkell is found most in Canada. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McOrkell.

How Common Is The Last Name McOrkell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 160 percent of McOrkell live; 160 percent live in North America and 160 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McOrkell is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada McOrkell is primarily concentrated in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Excluding Canada it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 80 percent live and Scotland, where 20 percent live.

McOrkell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McOrkell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McOrkell surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McOrkell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

McOrkell earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

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
McOorkell940/
McKorkel883/
McOrkill881/
Mkorkell881/
McCorkill82121/
McCurkell821/
McCarkell820/
McKorkill820/
McCarkel7510/
McCorkil752/
McKerkel750/
McCorcel750/
Mckarkiel715/
McCarkill710/
McCarcell710/
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