McWhirter
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir (“son of the harpist”), from cruitear (“harpist, fiddler”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
Proper noun
McWhirter (plural McWhirters)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McWhirter is the 11134th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2846 individuals. McWhirter is most common among White (92.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McWhirter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.