How common is the surname McArthur?

12,683 people in the United States had the surname McArthur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,343 Americans. It ranked 2,844th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McArthur?

Duncan McArthur, American politician (1772-1839), followed by Malcolm McArthur.

Where is the surname McArthur most common?

Wikidata records people named McArthur in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname McArthur getting more or less common?

More common. 12,152 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,683 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname McArthur

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 12,683 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McArthur is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artair and Irish Mac Artúir (literally “son of Arthur”).

McArthur is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,683 people named McArthur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,343 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,152.

#2,844

rank among US surnames

12,683

people in 2010

4.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,721)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,836	Angulo	12,714	24,284
#2,837	Amato	12,713	24,286
#2,838	Wendt	12,712	24,288
#2,839	Hammonds	12,710	24,292
#2,841	Steinberg	12,709	24,293
#2,842	Breaux	12,705	24,301
#2,843	East	12,684	24,341

Who is named McArthur

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named McArthur identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McArthurs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Duncan McArthur
American politician (1772-1839)
Malcolm McArthur
Australian rugby union player (1882–1961)
Adam McArthur
American actor, born 1982
Alex McArthur
American actor, born 1957

Notable McArthurs come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McArthur

McArthur has the Soundex code M263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M263.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McArthur come from?: Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artair and Irish Mac Artúir (literally “son of Arthur”).
How common is the surname McArthur?: 12,683 people in the United States had the surname McArthur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,343 Americans. It ranked 2,844th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McArthur?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named McArthur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McArthur?: Duncan McArthur, American politician (1772-1839), followed by Malcolm McArthur.
Where is the surname McArthur most common?: Wikidata records people named McArthur in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is McArthur?: McArthur is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McArthur getting more or less common?: More common. 12,152 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,683 in 2010, up 4.4%.