Cathcart

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Kithcart

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic cath (“battle”) + the name of the River Cart.

Proper noun

Cathcart (countable and uncountable, plural Cathcarts)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A southern suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5860).
   2. A town in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
   3. A village in southern New South Wales, Australia.
   4. A census-designated place in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cathcart is the 7099^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cathcart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 304.