Arthur Name Meaning: From the given name 'Arthur',more than likely from an old 'Celtic' word meaning 'bear'.
The 'Celtic' translation 'bear' indicates someone of courageous & noble strength.
Discover how your Arthur ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 7 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 8 |
Channel Islands | 174 |
Cheshire | 48 |
Cornwall | 575 |
Cumberland | 8 |
Derbyshire | 27 |
Devon | 158 |
Dorset | 3 |
Durham | 128 |
Essex | 28 |
Gloucestershire | 82 |
Hampshire | 118 |
Herefordshire | 9 |
Hertfordshire | 3 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 4 |
Kent | 40 |
Lancashire | 106 |
Leicestershire | 15 |
Lincolnshire | 26 |
London | 550 |
Middlesex | 34 |
Northumberland | 161 |
Norfolk | 9 |
Northamptonshire | 60 |
Nottinghamshire | 39 |
Oxfordshire | 28 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 74 |
Suffolk | 8 |
Somerset | 128 |
Surrey | 184 |
Sussex | 33 |
Staffordshire | 54 |
Warwickshire | 87 |
Westmorland | 6 |
Wiltshire | 2 |
Worcestershire | 30 |
Yorkshire | 115 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 44 |
Cardiganshire | 36 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 91 |
Denbighshire | 4 |
Flintshire | 6 |
Glamorgan | 155 |
Merionethshire | 11 |
Montgomeryshire | 81 |
Monmouthshire | 96 |
Pembrokeshire | 24 |
Radnorshire | 20 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 542 |
Agricultural Labourer | 127 |
Dress Maker | 50 |
Labourer | 38 |
House Servant | 37 |
Servant | 35 |
House Keeper | 31 |
Laundress | 27 |
Coal Miner | 25 |
House Maid | 22 |
Tailor | 22 |
Farmer's Son | 21 |
Shoe Maker | 21 |
General Servant | 20 |
Carter | 20 |
Farmer | 19 |
Cook | 18 |
Carpenter | 16 |
Tin Miner | 16 |
Farmer's Daughter | 13 |
Domestic Servant | 13 |
Blacksmith | 12 |
Mason | 12 |
Grocer | 11 |
Copper Miner | 11 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Arthur | 2,577 |
John Arthur | 2,369 |
William Arthur | 2,356 |
Elizabeth Arthur | 1,658 |
Thomas Arthur | 1,307 |
James Arthur | 1,117 |
George Arthur | 1,033 |
Jane Arthur | 944 |
Sarah Arthur | 912 |
Ann Arthur | 851 |
Charles Arthur | 598 |
Margaret Arthur | 574 |
Henry Arthur | 573 |
Edward Arthur | 549 |
Joseph Arthur | 472 |
David Arthur | 469 |
Eliza Arthur | 462 |
Richard Arthur | 457 |
Annie Arthur | 448 |
Robert Arthur | 432 |
Ellen Arthur | 400 |
Emily Arthur | 360 |
Frederick Arthur | 357 |
Emma Arthur | 332 |
Samuel Arthur | 332 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Arthur | 100% | 36,897 |
2 | Rothera | 43% | 1,673 |
3 | Ruther | 50% | 1,247 |
4 | Arther | 83% | 1,211 |
5 | Arthar | 83% | 589 |
6 | Rother | 50% | 550 |
7 | Rotheroe | 38% | 361 |
8 | Aurther | 71% | 242 |
9 | Rather | 50% | 187 |
10 | Reather | 43% | 158 |
11 | Aurthur | 86% | 152 |
12 | Rothero | 43% | 126 |
The surname Arthur is the most popular version of all its varients