McArthur Surname
Approximately 31,563 people bear this surname
McArthur Surname Definition:
(Irish, Scottish) The son of Arthur (valorous).
McArthur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,379 | 1:20,856 | 2,631 |
| Canada | 6,140 | 1:6,001 | 866 |
| Australia | 5,494 | 1:4,914 | 715 |
| Scotland | 4,336 | 1:1,235 | 212 |
| England | 3,145 | 1:17,716 | 2,546 |
| New Zealand | 1,112 | 1:4,072 | 646 |
| South Africa | 585 | 1:92,611 | 11,328 |
| Northern Ireland | 255 | 1:7,235 | 1,259 |
| Ireland | 124 | 1:37,975 | 3,056 |
| Thailand | 94 | 1:751,472 | 122,930 |
| Wales | 92 | 1:33,636 | 3,370 |
| Guyana | 63 | 1:12,099 | 1,709 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 166 | 1:26,686 | 2,835 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5,743 | 1:652 | 102 |
| England | 760 | 1:32,073 | 4,252 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,397 | 1:14,783 | 1,890 |
McArthur (1,912) may also be a first name.
McArthur Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish, Scottish) The son of Arthur (valorous).
, The MacArthurs are said to be descended from Cormac Cas.
McArthur Demographics
Average Male McArthur Height
177.07 cm
Average Female McArthur Height
162.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McArthur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McArthur Come From? nationality or country of origin
McArthur is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McArthur? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,547th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 230,889 people. McArthur is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of McArthur live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 173,742nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,912 people.
McArthur is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 17,379 people, or 1 in 20,856. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 88 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.
McArthur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McArthur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McArthur surname increased 512 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 25 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 657 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McArthur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McArthur last name is predominantly Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McArthur last name are 11.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.79% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McArthur earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.73% more than the national average, earning 462,824 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.64% more than the national average, earning R 381,732 per year; in United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $52,322 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur | 94 | 13,658 | / |
| McCarthur | 94 | 223 | / |
| McAurthur | 94 | 5 | / |
| McArthure | 94 | 1 | / |
| McArtur | 93 | 8 | / |
| MacCarthur | 89 | 8 | / |
| MacAurthur | 89 | 6 | / |
| MacAarthur | 89 | 0 | / |
| McArther | 88 | 117 | / |
| Macartur | 88 | 8 | / |
| McArthar | 88 | 3 | / |
| McArhtur | 88 | 2 | / |
| D'Macarthur | 84 | 1 | / |
| McCarther | 82 | 420 | / |
| MacArther | 82 | 23 | / |
| Macarthor | 82 | 6 | / |
| McAurther | 82 | 4 | / |
| Macarthyr | 82 | 2 | / |
| MacArhtur | 82 | 1 | / |
| McArter | 80 | 160 | / |
| Macarthurová | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCarter | 75 | 13,228 | / |
| Makartur | 75 | 27 | / |
| Macartor | 75 | 25 | / |
| MacArter | 75 | 15 | / |
| MacCarter | 71 | 131 | / |
| MacKcarter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makartor | 63 | 83 | / |
| Makarter | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maqarter | 63 | 1 | / |
| McHirter | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makkarter | 59 | 2 | / |
| Maquirter | 59 | 0 | / |
| MacQuirter | 56 | 8 | / |
| Mokorter | 50 | 1 | / |
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McArthur Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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