McArdle
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Árdghail (“son of Árdghal”), a personal name composed of the elements ard (“height”) + gal (“valor”).
Proper noun edit
McArdle (plural McArdles)
- A surname.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McArdle is the 6299th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5424 individuals. McArdle is most common among White (95.22%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McArdle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.