McCartan
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Artáin (“son of Artán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of art (“bear”).
Proper noun edit
McCartan (plural McCartans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCartan is the 32900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 697 individuals. McCartan is most common among White (95.55%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCartan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.