McArdle

English

Alternative forms

• McArdel, McCardell, McCardle

Etymology

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

McArdle (plural McArdles)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• McArdle's disease

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McArdle is the 6299^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5424 individuals. McArdle is most common among White (95.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McArdle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.