McArthur

English

Alternative forms

• MacArthur, McArtor, McCarter

Etymology

Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artair and Irish Mac Artúir (literally “son of Arthur”).

Proper noun

McArthur (countable and uncountable, plural McArthurs)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Modoc County, California, United States.
4. A village, the county seat of Vinton County, Ohio, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McArthur is the 2844^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12683 individuals. McArthur is most common among White (75.35%) and Black/African American (17.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McArthur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.