McCartan

English

Alternative forms

• McCarten, McCartin

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Artáin (“son of Artán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of art (“bear”).

Proper noun

McCartan (plural McCartans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCartan is the 32900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 697 individuals. McCartan is most common among White (95.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCartan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.