Mac Artúir

Rev Patrick Woulfe
1923

Mac ARTÚIR—V—MacArthur, MacCarthur, MacCarter, Carthurs, Arthurs, etc.; 'son of Arthur.' This surname is apparently of Scottish origin. The MacArthurs were a branch of the Campbell clan, and at one time a powerful family in Argyleshire; but early in the 15th century their power was broken, when their chief, John MacArthur, was beheaded by James I and most of their estates forfeited. The Scottish-Gaelic form of the name is Mac Artair.

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