The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald | 39 | 1409 (bind); 1418 (borch); 1448 (blak, day); 1472 (compacience); 1484 (archidiacon); 1492 (cautioun, cosing); 1493 (advocat, chanslar, cosin); 1496 (chanceler, completly); 1516 (bailȝe, chantorie); 1538 (avise, clem); 1539 (blude-roll); 1542-3 (charge); 1543 (brin); 1545 (adjune, collatioun); 1555 (bede-); 1555-6 (compter); 1557 (chalmer mail); 1569 (damnife); 1574 (barn); 1580 (cousing); 1590 (chas); 1592 (clag); 1596 (contractar); 1598-9 (carfully); 1599 (commissioun); 1607 (browd-, court clerk); 1616 (chanclar); 1616-7 (cumburch); 1624-5 (cousign) |
| Archbald | 4 | 1481 (brek); 1566 (damisel); 1624 (buffill); 1642 (cousin) |
| Archebald | 3 | 1597 (deacon); 1609 (bakband); 1618 (brew talloun) |
| Arche | 2 | 1587 (brother, cousin) |
| Archebalde | 2 | 1356 (blak); 1398 (controversy) |
| Archibalde | 2 | 1495 (chanslar); 1554 (dam) |
| Airchie | 1 | 1579 (convoy) |
| Archybalde | 1 | 1494 (clem) |