# McArdle (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcardle/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,424 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,299 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 56,922 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.1% (5,363 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Ardail, Mac Ardghail (literally “son of Ardal”), a personal name composed of the elements ard (“high”) + gal (“valor”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McArdle in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McArdle in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named McArdle

- Rory McArdle, association football player
- Andrea McArdle, American singer and actress

## Similar surnames

McCarter, McGruder, McCardle, McCardell, McCarthy, McCarty, McGrath, McCord, McCartney, McArthur, McCurdy, McWhorter.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.