Argyle Family History

English: from Middle English erguil(e), a variant of Middle English orguil(e), Old French orguel ‘pride, arrogance’; hence the variation of Argill and Argile with Orgill.

Alternatively, perhaps a variant of Arkell with voicing of k to g.

No evidence has been found to support the idea that this is a habitational name from Argyll, the county of southwestern Scotland; though folk etymology to this effect may be partly responsible for the modern spelling of the surname.