Last Name CATHCART

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Meaning	Local: from the parish of Cathcart in Renfrewshire. The parish is situated where the river Cart runs through a narrow channel, and caeth signifies a strait; whence the name has originated. The family are descended from Sir Reynold de Kathcart, a Crusader. Local: From the parish of Cathcart, in Lanark and Renfrew, Scotland. The river Cart runs through it, whence the name is derived. 'Caeth' - Cart, from 'caeth,' a strait, the river here running in a narrow channel.

Origin	Scottish, Gaelic, Irish

Rank	6,928 (2000 US census)	6,236 (1990 US census)

Count	4,466 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

80.63%, or 3601 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
14.46%, or 646 total occurrences, as black,
1.03%, or 46 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.43%, or 19 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.57%, or 70 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.88%, or 84 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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