Cathcart
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Kithcart
Etymology edit
From Scottish Gaelic cath (“battle”) + the name of the River Cart.
Proper noun edit
Cathcart (countable and uncountable, plural Cathcarts)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A southern suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5860).
- A town in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
- A village in southern New South Wales, Australia.
- A census-designated place in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cathcart is the 7099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4716 individuals. Cathcart is most common among White (77.71%) and Black/African American (15.56%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cathcart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 304.