McArther Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McArther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McArther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England111:5,065,278148,650
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland841:44,5623,225
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:190,94616,781

McArther (26) may also be a first name.

McArther Last Name Facts

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

The last name McArther is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McArther? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McArther reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name internationally, held by 26 people.

The last name McArther is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States McArther is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent live, Maryland, where 15 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

McArther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McArther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McArther last name decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McArther Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McArther last name is predominantly Presbyterian (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McArther last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McArther earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $48,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.4% less than the national average, earning $40,045 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCarther94420/
MacArther9423/
McAurther944/
McArter93160/
McArthur8831,563/
McCarter8813,228/
MacArter8815/
McArthar883/
McCarthur82223/
MacCarter82131/
McAurthur825/
Macarthyr822/
McArtur808/
MacKcarter782/
McArhtur752/
Makarter751/
Maqarter751/
McHirter751/
Makkarter712/
Maquirter710/
MacQuirter678/
Mokorter631/

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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 McArther
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