Kintore Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kintore Surname Definition:

From the town of Kintore in central Aberdeenshire. Johan de Kintowar and Wautier de Kyntowhar, both of the county of Perth, rendered homage in 1296. The seal of the former bears an eight-rayed figure and the legend S' Joh' de Kintoy. The seal of Walter bears a pair of open shears in pale, points up, and S' Walt' de Kintoyir (Bain, II, p.

Read More About This Surname

Kintore Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Kintore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the town of Kintore in central Aberdeenshire. Johan de Kintowar and Wautier de Kyntowhar, both of the county of Perth, rendered homage in 1296. The seal of the former bears an eight-rayed figure and the legend S' Joh' de Kintoy. The seal of Walter bears a pair of open shears in pale, points up, and S' Walt' de Kintoyir (Bain, II, p. 200,532, 533). William de Kyntor, 'magister ecclesie' in Aberdeen in 1407 is probably the William de Kentor who is in record as a witness in 1410 (SCM., V, p. 19; REA., II, p. 296), Richard of Kyntore, merchant of Aberdeen, who had a safe conduct into England in 1438, is most probably the Richard Kyntor, merchant of Scotland, who had a similar safe conduct in 1451 (Bain, IV, 1114, 1451) and the Richard de Kentor, pro tem. provost of Aberdeen in 1463 (REA., I, p. 286). Alexander Kenturr (without the 'de'), another Aberdeen merchant, who had a safe conduct into England in 1439 (Bain, IV, 1130), may be the Alexander de Kyntor who was elected bailie of the burgh in 1440 (CRA., p. 6). John de Kyntor was bailie of Aberdeen in 1464 (RAA., II, 155), William and David Kintor are recorded there in 1493 (CRA., p. 50), and Christen Kyntoir in 1594 (ibid., p. 93), Alexander Kintire was servant to the earl of Dunfermling, 1684 (Edinb. App.). Kintoir 1602, Kyntour 1556.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Kintore Demographics

Kintore Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Kintore Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kintore Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kintore is found most in Burkina Faso. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kintore.

How Common Is The Last Name Kintore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Kintore are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kintore is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,039,122. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 56 percent are found, Centre-Ouest Region, where 11 percent are found and Est Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Kintore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kientore93118/
Kintoore931/
Kintor9221/
Kentore8617/
Kintori864/
Kinture861/
Chintore80373/
Quintore806/
Kientere802/
Kentor77117/
Kintar7741/
Kyntor7736/
Kntour771/
Cintor770/
Chinthore758/
Kinntorph755/
Chinntore751/
Quintores751/
Kentour712,992/
Centore71930/
Quintor71225/
Cintori71172/
Kintari7180/
Kentorp7134/
Kintara7130/
Kentare7127/
Kinturi7121/
Kentora7114/
Kintard7110/
Kemtore718/
Chintor717/
Kintura714/
Kinteri712/
Kentoor711/
Quintoyree711/
Cinture711/
Gkintar711/
Kentori711/
Chintare67198/
Quintori6784/
Qinthory6752/
Kentouri6744/
Kinthari6726/
Quintare6712/
Kuintari6711/
Kentoora675/
Kntar674/
Chintoor674/
Chinture674/
Kinthara673/
Quintere673/
Kenttour672/
Kintauri672/
Kenthora672/
Keemtore671/
Chintori671/
Cquintor671/
Kentarhe671/
Chintour671/
Kintariy671/
Kintario671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kintore
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis