McArthar Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McArthar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McArthar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McArthar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McArthar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McArthar is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McArthar? popularity and diffusion

McArthar is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of McArthar reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McArthar is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: District of Columbia, where 50 percent are found and Mississippi, where 50 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found and England, where 33 percent are found.

McArthar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McArthar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McArthar surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacArthar941/
McArthur8831,563/
McArther88117/
McArthor885/
McCarther82420/
McCarthur82223/
MacArther8223/
Macarthor826/
McAurthur825/
McAurther824/
Macarthyr822/
McArtor80802/
McArter80160/
McArtur808/
Maikarthar781/
McCarter7513,228/
McCartor75104/
Macartor7525/
MacArter7515/
McArhtur752/
MacCarter71131/
MacKcarter672/
Makartor6383/
Makarter631/
Maqarter631/
McHirter631/
Makkarter592/
Maquirter590/
MacQuirter568/
Mokorter501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McArthar
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