McArthur (surname)

McArthur is a surname. It comes from the Celtic personal name Arthur. It denotes the 'son of Arthur', which means noble one.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexander McArthur (disambiguation)
 * Barry McArthur (born 1947), English footballer
 * Bruce McArthur (born 1951), Canadian serial killer
 * Charles McArthur (1844–1910), British maritime insurance specialist and Liberal Unionist politician from Liverpool, MP between 1897 and 1910
 * Daniel McArthur (1867–1943), Scottish footballer
 * Duncan McArthur (1772–1839), 11th Governor of Ohio
 * Gale McArthur (1929–2020), All-American basketball player
 * James McArthur (born 1987), Scottish footballer
 * John McArthur (1826–1906), Union general during the American Civil War
 * Katherine McArthur (born 1971), American astronaut
 * Kathleen McArthur (1915–2000), Australian environmental activist
 * Ken McArthur (1881–1960), South African athlete
 * Lewis A. McArthur (1883–1951), American businessman, geographer and author
 * Lewis Linn McArthur (1843–1897), American newspaper publisher and Oregon Supreme Court Justice
 * Nancy McArthur (1931–2020), American children's author
 * Reginald McArthur (1954–2018), American singer, member of the R&B group the Controllers
 * Stewart McArthur (born 1937), Australian politician
 * Wally McArthur (disambiguation)
 * William Pope McArthur (1814–1850), a United States Coast Survey officer
 * William S. McArthur (born 1951), American astronaut
 * Raymond J. McArthur (born 1990), Professional Face Painter