Archibald is a masculine

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, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''

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'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include

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and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald,

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(d. 991) was also rendered in

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. There is also a secondary association of its first element with the Greek prefix '' archi-'' meaning "chief, master", to

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in the high medieval period. The form ''Archibald'' became particularly popular among

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in the later medieval to early modern periods, whence usage as a surname is derived by the 18th century, found especially in

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and later

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s include '' Arch, Archy, Archie, and Baldie (nickname)''. Variants include French ''Archambault, Archaimbaud, Archenbaud, Archimbaud'', Italian '' Archimboldo, Arcimbaldo, Arcimboldo'', Portuguese '' Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo'' and Spanish ''Archibaldo, Archivaldo''. Archibald is used as the anglicization of the (unrelated) Gaelic given name '' Gille Easbuig'' (also anglicized as '' Gillespie''). The given name Archibald was comparatively popular in the United States in the late 19th century, peaking at rank 290 in 1890, but it rapidly fell out of fashion in the early 20th century, falling below rank 1,000 in popularity during the 1920s.US statistics cited after behindthename.com
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'' Archibald I, Lord of Douglas Archibald of Douglas (before 1198 – died c. 1238) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William of Douglas. Life The earliest attestation of his existence is in a charter of confirmation dated prior to 1198. This charter of Jocelin ...

(ca. 1198–1238) * Archibald (bishop of Moray) (died 1298) *

Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Douglas and Bothwell (c. 1330 – c. 24 December 1400), called Archibald the Grim or Black Archibald, was a late medieval Scottish nobleman. Archibald was the bastard son of ...

(1325–1400), Lord of Galloway * Sir

Archibald Douglas (died 1333) Sir Archibald Douglas (before 1298 – 19 July 1333) was a Scottish nobleman, Guardian of Scotland, and military leader. He is sometimes given the epithet "Tyneman" (Old Scots: Loser), but this may be a reference to his great-nephew Archibald ...

, Guardian of Scotland * Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (1370–1424), also Duke of Touraine *

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (c. 1391 – 26 June 1439) was a Scottish nobleman and general during the Hundred Years' War. Life Douglas was the son of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, eldest daughter o ...

(1390–1439) * Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray (1426–1455) *

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (c. 1449October 1513), was a Scottish nobleman, peer, politician, and magnate. Tradition has accorded him the nickname Archibald 'Bell-the-Cat' due to his association with the 1482 rebellion against Jam ...

(1453–1514), Scottish politician and magnate

Early modern

In the late medieval and early modern period, the given name Archibald became popular among Scottish aristocracy in particular. See

Archibald Campbell (disambiguation) Archibald Campbell may refer to: Peerage * Archibald Campbell of Lochawe (died before 1394), Scottish peer * Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll (died 1513), Lord Chancellor of Scotland * Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll (c. 1507–1558 ...

Archibald Douglas (disambiguation) Archibald Douglas may refer to: * Archibald I, Lord of Douglas (c. 1198–1238) *Sir Archibald Douglas (died 1333), Guardian of Scotland. (killed 1333, at the Battle of Halidon Hill) *Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas *Archibald Douglas, 4th E ...

Archibald Hamilton (disambiguation) Archibald Hamilton may refer to: * Lord Archibald Hamilton (1673–1754), Scottish politician * Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton (1740–1819), Scottish peer and politician * Lord Archibald Hamilton (1769–1827), son of the above, MP for L ...

, Archibald Montgomerie (disambiguation), Archibald Napier (disambiguation),

Archibald Primrose (disambiguation) Archibald Primrose may refer to: * Archibald Primrose, 1st Laird of Burnbrae (c.1538–?) * Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington (1616–1679), notable Scottish lawyer, judge, and Cavalier * Archibald Primrose, 2nd Viscount of Primrose (died 1716), ...

for lists of individuals with these names. *

Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie Sir Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie (c. 1475 – bef. 1536), also known as ''Greysteil'', was a Scottish nobleman and courtier, who served as Treasurer of Scotland, and was three times Provost of Edinburgh. Life Rise Kilspindie was the f ...

(1475–1536) *

Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (c. 148922 January 1557) was a Scottish nobleman active during the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son of George, Master of Angus, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden, and suc ...

(1490–1557) *

Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll Gillespie Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll ( – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman and politician who was killed at the Battle of Flodden. Biography Archibald was the eldest son of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Isabel Ste ...

(died 1513), Lord Chancellor of Scotland *

Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll or Archibald "the Red" Campbell (c. 1507 – 1558), was a Scottish nobleman and politician. Biography Archibald Campbell was the eldest son of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (died 1529) and L ...

(c. 1507–1558), Scottish nobleman and politician *

Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll (1532/1537 – 12 September 1573) was a Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He was one of the leading figures in the politics of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the early par ...

(1532/7–1573), Scottish politician * Sir Archibald Napier (1534–1608), Scottish landowner and official, master of the Scottish mint and Laird of Merchiston *

Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus and 5th Earl of Morton (15554 August 1588) was the son of David, 7th Earl of Angus. He succeeded to the title and estates in 1558, being brought up by his uncle, James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, a Presby ...

(1556–1588) (also 5th Earl of Morton) *

Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll (c. 1575–1638), also called ("Archibald the Grim"), was a Scottish peer, politician, and military leader. Life Campbell was the son of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll and Agnes Keith. His nick ...

(c. 1575–1638), Scottish politician and military leader * Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll (1607–1661) *

Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormond Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, 1st Earl of Ormond (1609–1655) was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Marquis of Douglas, from whom he obtained the courtesy title of Earl of Angus.Vian in the DNB spells the title Earl of Ormonde. Lee in ...

(1609–1655) *

Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington Sir Archibald Primrose, 1st Baronet, Lord Carrington (16 May 1616 – 27 November 1679) was a notable Scottish lawyer, judge, and Cavalier. The eldest son of James Primrose (d.1641), Writer (solicitor) by his second (or third) wife Catherine, da ...

(1616–1679), Scottish lawyer, judge, and cavalier *

Lord Archibald Hamilton Lord Archibald Hamilton of Riccarton and Pardovan (1673 – 5 April 1754) was a British officer of the Royal Navy, and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1747. In the 1690s, he was active in the English Channel pur ...

(1673–1754), Scottish politician *

Archibald Cameron of Locheil Archibald Cameron of Lochiel (1707 – 7 June 1753) was a Scottish physician and a prominent leader in the Jacobite rising of 1745. The personal physician of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, On 7 June 1753, at Tyburn, he was the last Jacobite to ...

(1707–1753), leader in the Jacobite uprising *

Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton (18 May 172630 October 1796) was a Scottish General and Member of Parliament (MP) in the British Parliament. He was also the Clan Chief of the Clan Montgomery. Montgomerie fought in the Seven Years' W ...

(1726–1796), Scottish general, and Member of Parliament (MP) * Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton (1740–1819), Scottish peer and politician *

Archibald McBryde Archibald McBryde (September 28, 1766February 15, 1837) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. He was born in Wigtownshire, Scotland, immigrated at an early age with his parents, and settled in Carbonton, North Carolina. McBr ...

(1766–1816), Scottish born US Congressman *

Lord Archibald Hamilton (1769–1827) Lord Archibald Hamilton (17 March 1769 – 28 August 1827) was a Scottish politician. Born in 1769 to Lady Harriet Stewart, and her husband, Lord Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, Hamilton matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 23 April 1788. He re ...

, son of the above, MP for Lanarkshire. *

Archibald Murphey Archibald DeBow Murphey (ca. 1777; died February 1, 1832) was an attorney, jurist, and politician in North Carolina who was known as the "Father of Education" in his state. While serving as a state senator, he proposed establishing a funded progra ...

(1777–1832), North Carolina politician

Modern

* Archibald Butt (1865-1912), American journalist, United States Army officer, presidential adviser and

Titanic sinking The sank in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, ''Titanic'' had an estimated 2,224 pe ...

victim *

Archibald Cecil Chappelow Archibald Cecil "A. C." Chappelow (1886 – 25 September 1976) was a British decorator, upholsterer, illustrator, and lecturer, and later in life a fine art consultant. Chappelow received praise for his illustration of the well-received 1921 book ...

(1886–1976), British fine art consultant *

Archibald Hamilton (1790–1815) The second USS ''Hamilton'' (DD–141) was a in the United States Navy following World War I, later reclassified DMS-18 for service in World War II. Namesake Archibald Hamilton was born c. 1790, the son of Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilto ...

, officer in the United States Navy *

Archibald McLean (judge) Chief Justice The Hon. Archibald McLean (April 5, 1791 – October 24, 1865) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. Early life McLean was born at St. Andrews in the Lunenburg District in 1791, the son of Lt.-Col. The Hon ...

(1791–1865), Upper Canadian judge *

John Archibald Campbell John Archibald Campbell (June 24, 1811 – March 12, 1889) was an American jurist. He was a successful lawyer in Georgia and Alabama, where he served in the state legislature. Appointed by Franklin Pierce to the United States Supreme Court ...

(1811–1889), American lawyer *

Archibald McLelan Archibald Woodbury McLelan (20 December 1824 – 26 June 1890) was a Canadian shipbuilder and politician, the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. McLelan was born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia, the son of member of the Nova Scotia ...

(1824–1890), colonial Nova Scotian shipbuilder and politician * Sir Archibald Geikie (1835 - 1924), Scottish geologist *

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895. Between the death o ...

(1847–1929), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during 1894/5 *

Archibald Grimké Archibald Henry Grimké (August 17, 1849 – February 25, 1930) was an American lawyer, intellectual, journalist, diplomat and community leader in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He graduated from freedmen's schools, Lincoln University in P ...

(1849–1930), American intellectual, journalist, and diplomat *

Archibald Gracie IV Archibald Gracie IV (January 15, 1858 – December 4, 1912) was an American writer, soldier, amateur historian, real estate investor, and survivor of the sinking of RMS ''Titanic''. Gracie survived the sinking by climbing aboard an overturned ...

(1859–1912), American writer and RMS Titanic sinking survivor *

Archibald Keightley Archibald Keightley (19 April 1859 – 18 November 1930) was an English physician and Theosophist. Biography Keightley was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. In 1886, he obtained a degree from the Royal College of Physicians in London. H ...

(1859–1930), theosophist * Archibald Lampman (1861–1899), Canadian poet *

Archibald Ritchie (British Army officer) Major-General Sir Archibald Buchanan Ritchie, Order of the British Empire, KBE Order of the Bath, CB Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (14 May 1869 – 9 July 1955) was a British Army officer, who commanded the 11th (Northern) Division and ...

(1869–1955), British Army Major-General of World War I *

Archibald Boyd-Carpenter Major Sir Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (26 March 1873 – 27 May 1937) was a British Conservative Party politician. Career The fourth son of William Boyd-Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon and Canon of Westminster, Archibald Boyd-Carpenter was ed ...

(1873–1937), British politician * Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883–1950), commander in the British Army *

Archibald Hill Archibald Vivian Hill (26 September 1886 – 3 June 1977), known as A. V. Hill, was a British physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research. He shared the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or ...

(1886–1977), British physiologist * Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982), American modernist writer *

Archibald Roosevelt Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt (April 9, 1894 – October 13, 1979) was a distinguished U.S. Army officer and commander of U.S. forces in both World War I and II, and the fifth child of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. In both conflicts he w ...

(1894–1979), American soldier * Archibald F. Bennett (1896–1965) LDS genealogist * Archibald Joseph Cronin (1896–1981), Scottish author *Admiral Sir Archibald Dickson, 1st Baronet (died 1803), Royal Navy officer *Archibald Alexander Leach (1904–1986, stage name

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

), American actor *

John Archibald Wheeler John Archibald Wheeler (July 9, 1911April 13, 2008) was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheeler also worked with Niels Bohr in ...

(1911–2008), American theoretical physicist *

Archibald Cox Archibald Cox Jr. (May 17, 1912 – May 29, 2004) was an American lawyer and law professor who served as U.S. Solicitor General under President John F. Kennedy and as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. During his career, he was ...

(1912–2004), U.S. Solicitor General *

Archibald Hall Archibald Thomson Hall, also known as Roy Fontaine (17 June 1924 – 16 September 2002) was a Scottish serial killer and thief. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he became known as the Killer Butler or the Monster Butler after committing crimes while ...

(1924–2002), Scottish serial killer * Archibald Gemmill (b. 1947) Scottish Football Player (Hero of Mendoza, Argentina 1978) *

Archie Manning Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. He played for the Saints from 1971 to 1982 and al ...

(b. 1949), former National Football League player and father of Peyton Manning and Eli Manning *

Archie Thompson Archie Gerald Thompson (born 23 October 1978) is an Australian former professional footballer. He also is serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC. Born in New Zealand, Thompson played youth football at the New South Wales Institu ...

, (b. 1978), Australian footballer * Archibald Wickeramaraja Singham (1932-1991), Sri Lankan Tamil political scientist and historian *

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (born 6 May 2019) is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He is a grandson of King Charles III and is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Birth, family ...

, (b. 2019), British Royal, son of

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succ ...

and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex * Archibald W. O. Totten (1809–1867), Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court

People with the mononym or pseudonym

* Archibald (musician), stage name of Leon Gross (1916–1973), American R&B musician * Archibald Peck, 2011 ring name of

Robert Evans (wrestler) Robert Evans (born October 19, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler and creative writer, currently signed to Impact Wrestling. Evans spent most of his career working for several independent promotions in Texas, but in 2011 also started wor ...

(b. 1983) * ''Archibald'', a pseudonym of Waldemar Łysiak

Fictional characters with the given name

Archie Andrews (comics) Archibald "Archie" Andrews, created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom,

, the namesake character from Archie Comics * Archibald Asparagus, a character from the Christian video series, ''VeggieTales'' *

Archie Bunker Archie is a masculine given name, a diminutive of Archibald. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Archie Alexander (1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer and governor of the US Virgin Islands * Archie Blake (mathemati ...

, a character in the sitcom ''All in the Family'' *Archibald Craven, uncle and adoptive father of the protagonist, Mary Lennox, in ''

The Secret Garden ''The Secret Garden'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in '' The American Magazine'' (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels an ...

''. *Archie Chapman, guy from the Verdicts. * Archie Goodwin, a character in

Rex Stout Rex Todhunter Stout (; December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and ...

's mysteries. * Archibald Grosvenor, a character in the Gilbert and Sullivan opera ''

Patience (or forbearance) is the ability to endure difficult circumstances. Patience may involve perseverance in the face of delay; tolerance of provocation without responding in disrespect/anger; or forbearance when under strain, especially when face ...

'' *Captain Haddock, a character in Hergé's ''The Adventures of Tintin''. *''Archibald the Koala'', animated children's television series * Archibald "Archie" Mitchell, a character from the television soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Arcimboldo, a List of DC Comics characters: A, DC Comics character * Archie, a character played by Mark Strong in Guy's Ritchie movie RocknRolla, Rock'N'Rolla * Archie Wong, a character on Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road played by Christopher Chung. * Archibald Archibaldovich, pirate and maitre d'hotel Griboyedev, minor comic character in The Master and Margarita * Archibald Witwicky, the character from Transformers who discovered Megatron in his National Arctic Circle Expedition * Archibald MacGregor, a supporting character seen in a few mission in the well-known game by Rockstar Games, Red Dead Redemption II. * Archibald Yronwood, a minor character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series

Surname

''Archibald'' is a modern Anglo-Saxon surname, derived from the given name.

In Renaissance Italy

''Arcimboldo'' or ''Arcimboldi'' was used as a surname in Renaissance Italy--see Arcimboldi

In Nova Scotia, Canada

It becomes frequent in

by the later 18th century. Early bearers of the name associated with Nova Scotia include: *David Archibald (politician) (1717–1795), represented Truro Township **Samuel Archibald (politician, born 1742) (1742–1780), son of David Archibald ***Samuel George William Archibald (1777–1846), politician, son of Samuel Archibald ****Charles Dickson Archibald (1802–1868), Truro businessman, son of Samuel George William Archibald ****Sir Edward Mortimer Archibald (1810–1884), diplomat, son of Samuel George *****Edith Archibald (1854–1936), suffragist and author, daughter of Sir Edward Mortimer *Matthew Archibald (1745–1820), politician, son of Samuel **Alexander Lackie Archibald (1788–1859), politician son of Matthew Archibald *Thomas Dickson Archibald (1813 – 1890), Onslow, Nova Scotia-native, politician *Adams George Archibald (1814 – 1892), Truro, Nova Scotia-native, politician *Cyril Archibald (1837–1914), South Stormont, Ontario-native, politician *Donald Archibald (1840–1908), Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia-native, politician *Raymond Clare Archibald (1875–1955), Nova Scotia-native, Canadian-American mathematician and historian of mathematics *Edgar Archibald (1885–1968), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia-native, agricultural scientist *George W. Archibald (b. 1946), New Glasgow, Nova Scotia-native, American ornithologist

In other places

The surname becomes more widespread in the English-speaking world in general during the 19th century: ;Canada *Edward Archibald (athlete) (1884–1965), Canadian pole vaulter *Frank C. Archibald (Newfoundland politician) (1887–1972), Harbour Grace, Newfoundland native, politician *Harry Archibald (1910–1965), Wynot, Saskatchewan native, politician *Nancy Archibald (1911–1996), Montreal native, fencer *Joan Archibald (1913–2002), Montreal native, fencer *Jim Archibald (b. 1961), Craik, Saskatchewan native, ice hockey player *Dave Archibald (b. 1969), Chilliwack, British Columbia native, ice hockey player ;United States *Ben Archibald (b. 1978), American player of gridiron football *George D. Archibald (1820– ?), Washington County, Pennsylvania-native, theologian *James Archibald (1912–2006), Houlton, Maine native, judge *Joey Archibald (1914–1998), Providence, Rhode Island-native, boxer *Lynn Archibald (1944–1997), American college basketball head coach *Nate Archibald (b. 1948), South Bronx native, basketball player *Nolan D. Archibald (b.1943), CEO of Black and Decker * Robin Tenney, Robin Tenney Archibald (born 1958), American tennis player ;Australia * Frank Archibald (died 1975), Aboriginal Australian elder in whose honour the Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture Series was named *Jules François Archibald (1856–1919), Australian journalist and publisher *William Archibald (politician) (1850–1926), South Australian politician ;New Zealand * Anna Archibald (b. 1959), alpine skier and Olympian * Jeff Archibald (b. 1952), Auckland native, field hockey player ;United Kingdom In the UK, Archibald is mostly found as a Scottish surname. *Adam Archibald (1879–1957), Leith native, Victoria Cross recipient *Adrian Archibald (b. 1969), Ballymoney native, motorcycle racer *Alan Archibald (b. 1977), Glasgow native, football player *Bobby Archibald (1894–1966), Strathaven, South Lanarkshire native, association footballer *George Archibald, 1st Baron Archibald (1898–1975), British politician *George Christopher Archibald (1926–1996), British economist, son of Baron Archibald *Jimmy Archibald (1892–1975), Falkirk native, association footballer *Jordan Archibald (1897–1946), Glasgow native, British Wrestling Champion 2012-2013 *Joseph Archibald (died 2014), Saint Kittitian-born British Virgin Islands lawyer and judge *Liliana Leah Archibald (1928–2014), English insurance broker *Marion Archibald (1936–2016), Scottish numismatist *Nicholas Archibald (b. 1975), Scottish cricketer *Phyllis Archibald (1880–1947), English sculptor *Robert Archibald (1980–2020), Paisley, Renfrewshire native, basketball player *Sandy Archibald (1897–1946), Aberdour native, association footballer *Steve Archibald (b. 1956), Glasgow native, association footballer and manager

Fictional characters with the surname

*Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl), a main character on the TV series ''Gossip Girl'' *Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, a character in Fate/Zero

References

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