Macarthur Family

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About the Macarthur surname

The surname Macarthur is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Ma-kar-theur/makaʁθœʁ/

Most frequent given names among the Macarthur family

Men

  1. 1John22
  2. 2James15
  3. 3Robert13
  4. 4Peter11
  5. 5Donald8

Women

  1. 1Helen8
  2. 2Élizabeth7
  3. 3Margaret7
  4. 4Mary6
  5. 5Catherine5
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The Macarthur name in our genealogy archives

737occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
3 101881 → 1901people enumerated
1787First mention of the name
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