McArthy Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McArthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McArthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:654,25852,414
England1321:422,10728,563
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Ireland761:61,9604,107
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Wales111:281,32115,850
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:75,7008,272
Wales801:19,6051,139
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

McArthy (13) may also be a first name.

McArthy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McArthy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McArthy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 417,348th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of McArthy are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McArthy is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

McArthy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 20 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

McArthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McArthy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 286 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McArthy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McArthy are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McArthy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 205.63% more than the national average, earning R 726,300 per year; in United States they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $43,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $52,857 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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