McArthur
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artair and Irish Mac Artúir (literally “son of Arthur”).
Proper noun
McArthur (countable and uncountable, plural McArthurs)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Modoc County, California, United States.
- A village, the county seat of Vinton County, Ohio, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McArthur is the 2844th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12683 individuals. McArthur is most common among White (75.35%) and Black/African American (17.59%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McArthur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.