MacArthur

See also: Mac Arthur

English

Alternative forms

• Mac Arthur, Macarthur

Etymology

See McArthur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈkɑː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

MacArthur (countable and uncountable, plural MacArthurs)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

   Former name: Hollywood

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 麥克阿瑟 / 麦克阿瑟 (zh) (Màikè'āsè)

• Japanese: マッカーサー
• Korean: 맥아더 (maegadeo), 매카서 (Maekaseo) (North Korea)
• Russian: Макартур (Makartur)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census (disregarding the use of punctuation marks or capitals), MACARTHUR is the 8274^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4006 individuals. MACARTHUR is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “MacArthur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 482.

Cebuano

Etymology

After Douglas MacArthur.

Proper noun

MacArthur

1. A municipality of Leyte