Type Surname (from given name)
Other Forms FormsMac Thorcaill (Irish Gaelic), McCorkell, McCorquodale (Scottish),
Meaning & History
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thorcaill "son of Thorcall" a Gaelic form of the Scandinavian personal name Thorketill meaning "Thor's kettle". Irish cognate and Scottish variant of Mccorquodale