McWhirter

English

Alternative forms

• Macwhirter, McQuarter, McQuerter, McWherter, McWhorter

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir (“son of the harpist”), from cruitear (“harpist, fiddler”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

Proper noun

McWhirter (plural McWhirters)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McWhirter is the 11134^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2846 individuals. McWhirter is most common among White (92.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McWhirter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.