Mcarthur
Mcarthur is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mcarthur
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mcarthur is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mcarthur
The earliest SSA record of Mcarthur as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 7 babies received it. 1942 was its biggest year on record, with 290 newborns named Mcarthur — #357 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Mcarthurs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Mcarthurs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Mcarthur
Mcarthur is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Mcarthur's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #357. Use the chart and map above to compare Mcarthur's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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