# MacArthur (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/macarthur/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,006 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,274 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 77,071 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (3,874 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈkɑː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

See McArthur.

## Who carries it

Share of people named MacArthur in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named MacArthur in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named MacArthur

- John F. MacArthur, American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
- Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (1895-1956)
- Hayes MacArthur, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer
- Tom MacArthur, American politician
- Scott MacArthur, American actor and writer
- John Macarthur, British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer in Australia (1767-1

## Similar surnames

McArthur, McCarthy, McCarty, McGrath, McCord, McCartney, McCurdy, McCarter, McWhorter, Maggard, McArdle, McCready.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.