• Source: McCorkindale

McCorkindale, and MacCorkindale, are surnames of Norse-Gaels origin.




Origins and Variants


The surname is an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacCorcadail and Irish Gaeilge MacThorcadail which are patronyms meaning ‘son of ’ ‘(Mac)Corcadail’ and ‘(Mac)Thorcadail’ derive from the old Norse personal name ‘Thorketil’ composed of the elements Thor ‘God of thunder, strength, and war’, and ketil ‘cauldron’, ‘kettle’, or ‘helmet’.
If translated literally, it could be expressed as ‘son of Thors Helmet’ or ‘son of Thunder Cauldron’.
The following table lists shared surname variants derived from the old Norse meaning ‘son of Thorketil’:




Notable People


Don McCorkindale (1904−1970), South African boxer
Isabel McCorkindale (1885–1971), Scottish-born Australian temperance leader
John McCorkindale (1867–1953), Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle, national team)
John McCorkindale (born 1934), Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock FC, Gillingham FC)
Simon MacCorkindale (1952−2010), English actor and film director
Douglas H. McCorkindale (born 1939), American business executive




See also


Torquil
Mac Torcaill
List of Scottish Gaelic surname
Norse-Gaels
Clan McCorquodale




References

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• Isabel McCorkindale
• The Broken West
• Simon MacCorkindale
• Amsterdam, South Africa