Mcarthur
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning son of arthur; a Scottish surname used as a given name.
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outside the top 1000
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outside the ONS list
Mcarthur by the numbers
Its American peak was 289 babies in 1942, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mcarthur. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Macarthurson of Arthur18 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Mcarthur, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
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