# McCorquodale (surname)

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

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 524 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,501 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 589,209 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (497 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCorquodale 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) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCorquodale in the United Kingdom.

## People named McCorquodale

- Alastair McCorquodale, British athlete (1925-2009)

## Similar surnames

McCorkle, McCracken, McGregor, Majors, MacGregor, Mazariegos, Mijares, Mazurek, Mukherjee, Magers, McCroskey, Messersmith.

## 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.