Urquhart
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh ar (“on”) + cardden (“enclosure”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Urquhart (countable and uncountable, plural Urquharts)
- A village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ285626).
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Urquhart is the 7578th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4385 individuals. Urquhart is most common among White (71.9%) and Black/African American (22.03%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Urquhart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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