McWhorter or MacWhorter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Alexander MacWhorter (1734–1807), American clergyman Alexander MacWhorter III (1822–1880), American theologian and author Bob McWhorter (1891–1960), American football player C.K. McWhorter (1989– ), American businessman and philanthropist Diane McWhorter (born 1952), American historian and journalist George McWhorter (1833–1891), American politician from Florida George McWhorter (Wisconsin politician) (1793–1867) Hamilton McWhorter III (1921-2008), American naval aviator Henry C. McWhorter (1836–1913), American politician from West Virginia John McWhorter (born 1965), American linguist and political commentator Keith MacWhorter (born 1955), American baseball player Lucullus Virgil McWhorter (1860–1944), American farmer and archaeologist Robert McWhorter (1819-1908), American politician from Georgia R. Clayton McWhorter (1933–2016), American businessman William A. McWhorter (1918–1944), American soldier

See also The McWhorter School of Pharmacy McWhorter, West Virginia McWhorter, Georgia Justice McWhorter (disambiguation) William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan