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Where Does The Last Name McArthur Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname McArthur occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McArthur? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 17,547^th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 230,889 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of McArthur reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McArthur is also the 173,742^nd most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 1,912 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 17,379 people, or 1 in 20,856. In The United States McArthur is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

McArthur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of McArthur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 512 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 24 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 25 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 657 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McArthur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McArthur surname is primarily Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McArthur surname are 11.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.79% registered with the 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.