MacArthur Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

MacArthur is one more way Arthur has been written over the centuries. The name is generally explained as “Perhaps bear”.

MacArthur coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named MacArthur, so the heraldry linked to Arthur is a starting point, not an automatic right.

A variant of Arthur

MacArthur simply joins the particle Mac to Arthur, a pattern common in Scottish naming. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Arthurs and Arturo.

MacArthur ranked 8,274 in the 2010 US Census, with 4,006 people answering to the name. Want more than a summary? See the MacArthur family name pack.