McCorquodale

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Thorcadaill (“son of Thorcadall”), a personal name composed of the Old Norse elements Þórr + ketill (“kettle”).

Proper noun

McCorquodale (plural McCorquodales)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCorquodale is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. McCorquodale is most common among White (93.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCorquodale”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 548.