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Arthurs History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Arthurs History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
Scotland

Early Origins of the Arthurs family

The surname Arthurs was first found in the county of Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, in south eastern Scotland where they have held a family seat from ancient times. The Arthur family traced their descent from King Aedan Mac Gabrain, King of Dalriada, whose mother was a British Princess, and named his eldest son Arthur, and he was believed to be the first Gael to bear the name. The family name was recorded in the late 6th and early 7th century.

Early History of the Arthurs family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arthurs research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1593, 1606, 1642, 1644, 1666 and 1670 are included under the topic Early Arthurs History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arthurs Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Archibure, Arthuwire, Artheor, Arthurs, Arture, Harthawr, Artair, Artuir and many more.

Early Notables of the Arthurs family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was James Arthur (d. 1670?), Irish divine, born at Limerick, and professed himself a Dominican friar in the abbey of St. Stephen, Salamanca. "In 1642 he retired to the convent of St. Dominic in Lisbon, and there, according to Quetif and Echard, died on 1 Feb. 1644. Ware says that he survived...
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Arthurs Ranking

In the United States, the name Arthurs is the 18,825^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Arthurs family to Ireland

Some of the Arthurs family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arthurs migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Arthurs Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Alice Arthurs, who arrived in Virginia in 1642 2
Christ Arthurs, who arrived in Virginia in 1642 2

Arthurs Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Arthurs, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1756 2
Joseph Arthurs, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1768 2
Thomas Arthurs, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1779 2

Arthurs Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Arthurs, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1803 2
Robert Arthurs, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1818 2
John Arthurs, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1835 2
Philip Arthurs, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 2

Arthurs migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Arthurs Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Robert Arthurs, aged 25, a cobbler, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the brig "Dorcas Savage" from Belfast, Ireland

Arthurs migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Arthurs Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Arthurs, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Endymion" in 1873
Eliza Arthurs, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Endymion" in 1873
William Arthurs, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Endymion" in 1873
John Harold Arthurs, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Endymion" in 1873

Contemporary Notables of the name Arthurs (post 1700) +

John Arthurs (b. 1947), retired American basketball player who played for the Milwaukee Bucks (1969-1970)
Faye Arthurs, New York City Ballet dancer
Wayne Arthurs (b. 1948), Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge and Pickering-Scarborough East (2007-2011)
Paul Benjamin "Bonehead" Arthurs (b. 1965), English musician, one of the founder members of the English rock band Oasis
James Arthurs (1866-1937), Canadian Senator, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Parry Sound (1908-1935), Senator for Ontario (1935-1937)
Harry Arthurs (b. 1935), Canadian lawyer, academic, and academic administrator, President of York University (1985-1992)
Wayne Arthurs (b. 1971), Australian tennis player

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)