McWhirter and Macwhirter, MacWhirter (also spelled McWherter and Macwherter, MacWherter) are
Anglicisations of the Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir, meaning "son of the
harpist or
fiddler". Mawhorter and McWhorter are less common forms of this Scottish name, and are found in North America. The name is derived from the Gaelic cruitear, meaning "harpist", "fiddler". The Scottish name is generally found in
Ayrshire.[1] The surnames can be represented in modern
Scottish Gaelic as Mac a' Chruiteir.[2]
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