Urquhart

English

Etymology

Probably from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh ar (“on”) + cardden (“enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɜː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)t/, /ˈɜː(ɹ)kɑː(ɹ)t/

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Proper noun

Urquhart (countable and uncountable, plural Urquharts)

1. A village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ285626).
2. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Urquhart is the 7578^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4385 individuals. Urquhart is most common among White (71.9%) and Black/African American (22.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Urquhart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.