McArthur Surname

17,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McArthur Surname Definition:

(Irish, Scottish) The son of Arthur (valorous).

McArthur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,3791:20,8562,631
Canada6,1401:6,001866
Australia5,4941:4,914715
Scotland4,3361:1,235212
England3,1451:17,7162,546
New Zealand1,1121:4,072646
South Africa5851:92,61111,328
Northern Ireland2551:7,2351,259
Ireland1241:37,9753,056
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Wales921:33,6363,370
Guyana631:12,0991,709
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
France231:2,887,944200,772
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
India161:47,941,586492,263
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Panama111:355,6607,645
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China61:227,886,92811,701
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Montserrat21:2,474299
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Macau11:601,6301,582
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1661:26,6862,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5,7431:652102
England7601:32,0734,252
Wales141:112,0304,740
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3971:14,7831,890

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

, The MacArthurs are said to be descended from Cormac Cas.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

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.

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McArthur Reference & Research

Arthur DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Arthur FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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