The surname McArdle or MacArdle was the twelfth most numerous in its homeland of County Monaghan

County Monaghan

County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...

 in 1970. The surname in Irish

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

 is MacArdghail, from ardghal, meaning 'high valour'. The surname is also common in County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

 and County Louth

County Louth

County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

.

They are a branch of the McMahon

McMahon

McMahon or MacMahon is an Irish surname.- Two Septs:Two septs arose in Ireland with the surname McMahon, one in the Kingdom of Oriel in the province of Ulster, around modern County Monaghan; the second in Thomond, in the province of Munster, in modern County Clare.The sept in County Clare descends...

's of Oriel

Airgíalla

Airgíalla or Airgialla was the name of an Irish federation and Irish kingdom which first formed around the 7th century...

, descendants from 'Ardghail Mor MacMahon' (Irish name

Irish name

A formal Irish-language name consists of a given name and a surname. Surnames in Irish are generally patronymic in etymology, although they are no longer literal patronyms, as Icelandic names are...

: Ardghail MacBriain MacMathghamhna), who was chief of the MacMahons and King of Oriel from 1402 to 1416. They were based originally in the barony of Monaghan and a branch became sub-chiefs in County Armagh under the O'Neills of the Fews.

McArdle could refer to

• McArdle's Disease, a metabolic disease more often known as glycogen storage disease type V
  Glycogen storage disease type V
  Glycogen storage disease type V is a metabolic disorder, more specifically a glycogen storage disease, caused by a deficiency of myophosphorylase. Its incidence is reported as 1 in 100,000, approximately the same as glycogen storage disease type I....
  
  

People

People with the family name

Family name

A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...

 McArdle include:

• Aidan McArdle
  Aidan McArdle
  Aidan McArdle is an Irish actor.McArdle was born in Dublin. He studied for an Arts degree at University College Dublin before going on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England....
  
  , Irish actor
• Andrea McArdle
  Andrea McArdle
  Andrea McArdle is an American singer and actress best known for playing Annie in the Broadway musical Annie, as well as for her alto range and strong vocal belt.-Career:She was born in Philadelphia...
  
  , Irish-American singer and actress
• Brian McArdle
  Brian McArdle
  Brian McArdle was a British doctor. Glycogen storage disease type V was named for him as McArdle's disease.-References:...
  
   (1911-2002), British doctor
• Cormac McArdle
  Cormac McArdle
  Cormac McArdle is an Irish soccer player currently playing for Newry City F.C..-United States:McArdle attended the University of Memphis from 2003-2006 where he played on the men's soccer team, the Memphis Tigers...
  
  , Irish footballer for Dundalk F.C.
• Dorothy Macardle
  Dorothy Macardle
  Dorothy Macardle was an Irish author and historian. Her book, The Irish Republic, is one of the more frequently cited narrative accounts of the Irish War of Independence and its aftermath...
  
  , Irish author and historian
• Fiachra McArdle
  Fiachra McArdle
  Fiachra McArdle is a professional footballer in the League of Ireland.The midfield player joined English outfit Derby County F.C. as a 15 year old in 1998. He progressed through the clubs academy and won a reserve premier league medal in 2001...
  
  , Irish footballer for Kildare F.C
• James McArdle
  James McArdle
  James McArdle is a British actor from Glasgow. Having worked as a child actor in films he trained at RADA graduating in 2010. In his graduation year he appeared in Macbeth at The Globe and starred in the summer smash hit Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss at the Royal Court Theatre in London, since...
  
  , Scottish Actor
• John McArdle
  John McArdle
  John McArdle is an English actor. He is most notable for playing Billy Corkhill in the soap-opera Brookside, with many other smaller appearances in other soaps and dramas...
  
   (born 1949), English actor
• Joseph A. McArdle
  Joseph A. McArdle
  Joseph A. McArdle was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph A. McArdle was born in Muncie, Indiana. In 1905, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his parents...
  
  , Pennsylvania legislator
• Kenndal McArdle
  Kenndal McArdle
  Kenndal McArdle is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is now playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
  
  , Canadian ice hockey player
• Mark McArdle
  Mark McArdle
  Mark Francis McArdle is an Australian politician and the Shadow Minister for Health. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2004, representing the electorate of Caloundra....
  
  , Queensland legislator
• Megan McArdle
  Megan McArdle
  Megan McArdle is a Washington, D.C.-based blogger and journalist. She writes mostly about economics, finance and government policy from a moderate libertarian or classical liberal perspective. She currently serves as the business and economics editor, as well as a blogger, for The Atlantic. She is...
  
  , Washington-based blogger and journalist
• Nick McArdle
  Nick McArdle
  Nick McArdle is an Australian TV sports presenter with a career spanning 20 years in the media industry. McArdle is a current sports presenter with Fox Sports in Australia...
  
  , Australian sportscaster
• Pete McArdle
  Pete McArdle
  Peter Joseph McArdle was an Irish long-distance runner who became a U.S. citizen, taking a gold medal for the United States at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil.-References:* *...
  
  , Irish-American long-distance runner
• Peter McArdle
  Peter McArdle
  Peter McArdle is an English artist, member of the Stuckists art group and gallery owner.-Life and career:Peter McArdle was born in Tynemouth. He finished St. Aidan's RC School, Tyneside, in 1983, at which point he began to get sales for his paintings, which have supported him since...
  
  , English artist
• Peter McArdle (footballer)
  Peter McArdle (footballer)
  Peter McArdle was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley, Carlisle United, Exeter City, Gateshead, Stockport County and Stoke City.-References:...
  
  , (born 1911) English footballer
• Rory McArdle
  Rory McArdle
  Rory McArdle is an English-born Northern Ireland international footballer, who plays for Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen. He plays in central defence, and has also played for Sheffield Wednesday and Rochdale....
  
  , football player for Northern Ireland and Rochdale A.F.C.
• Stanley McArdle
  Stanley McArdle
  Rear Admiral Stanley Lawrence McArdle CB, MVO, GM was born on 27 September 1922 at Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, the son of a colour sergeant in the Royal Marines, and was educated at the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook.-Navy career:...
  
  (1922-2007), British Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy