McWhirter
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir (“son of the harpist”), from cruitear (“harpist, fiddler”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
Proper noun
editMcWhirter (plural McWhirters)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McWhirter is the 11134th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2846 individuals. McWhirter is most common among White (92.41%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McWhirter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.