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A sept may be described as a family group or a small clan which, for protection,
has allied itself to a larger (and stronger) clan pledging,
to come to the assistance of the larger clan in time of need. The late
Chief, James MacArthur, instructed that the MacArthurs had no septs though some
publications, such as “Scots Kith & Kin,” list some. Clan Campbell and Clan
MacDonald are two clans which list "MacArthur" as a sept.
Following
is a guide to some of the many variant spellings of the name
MacArthur. The old axiom that “Mac” names are Scotch
and “Mc” names are Irish is totally false, as such prefixes can be found in both
countries. Where long lists of names of Scots were tediously handwritten by scribes, the
task was made easier by using an apostrophe instead of the prefix, so such forms
“M’Arthur” often were recorded.
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Arthur
Mc Arthur
Maccairter
Maccarter
M’Arthur
M’Artour
M’Artoure
M’Carter
M’Kartur
MacArtur
McArtur
MacArter
McArter
McArtor
Makarta
Magarta
Mecarta
MacArta
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Cartter
Makarthour
MacArtor
McCarter
McArthor
MacArthor
MacArtair
Macarthur
Makkerthyre
M’Erthir
Makarthure
M’Carthour
M’Arthor
M’Airthour
VcHarter
McKairtour
Makcairter
McCartur
M’Cartour
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M’Arthure
M’Cartur
M’Arthur
McArta
MacAtair
MacArtar
McAuthur
MacArther
McArther
MacArthur
McArthur
McArtour
Mc Arthure
Makarturicht
M’Carthur
Mc harter
M’Carthair
McCarthair
M’Arthour
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M’Cairter
McKerter
M’Cairtter
Mackartar
Mcerter
Maccart
mc Arther
mc Arthour
Mc Arther
mc Artor
Mc Cartor
mc Arthor
McArtair
Mc Arthur
Mc arthur
Mc arthor
Mc artur
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It is possible some of the names listed are related to MacCarthys of Southern Ireland, MacArtans of Northern Ireland or even MacCartneys of unknown origin. It is equally possible that
MacCarthy, MacArtan and MacCartney are septs of Clan Arthur. For this reason the list may contain inaccuracies. M' and Mc are abbreviations of Mac.
“The Surnames of Scotland,” by George
Fraser Black, may answer some questions relative to names.
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