MacEntee Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacEntee Surname Definition:

Mac an tSaoi Also MacAtee. A sept of Oriel. MIF 99; Map Arm-Mon

MacEntee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Ireland1211:38,9173,091
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

MacEntee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac an tSaoi Also MacAtee. A sept of Oriel. MIF 99; Map Arm-Mon

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

MacEntee Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacEntee is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of MacEntee.

How Common Is The Last Name MacEntee? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacEntee is the 853,416th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of MacEntee are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

MacEntee is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 2,183,488. In The United States MacEntee is most prevalent in: New York, where 40 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found and North Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States MacEntee occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 38 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

MacEntee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of MacEntee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacEntee surname expanded 1,509 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 12,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacEntee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacEntee last name are 3.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.67% registered with the party.

The amount MacEntee earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $42,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.07% more than the national average, earning $60,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKentee940/
McEntee935,426/
Macente93164/
MacKenteer890/
Maciente88340/
Mascente8834/
MacIntee8810/
MacEnter881/
Mantee86157/
MacKentie821/
MacKintee820/
MacKenthe820/
MacInteer820/
MacKenter820/
MacHenter820/
Masente80262/
Matente80123/
Macenti80105/
Manthee8064/
Majente8060/
Makente8025/
Magente808/
MacEnta805/
Maxente803/
Mauntee801/
Maintee801/
Meantee801/
Mante'e801/
Mmantee801/
Manteer800/
MacEnty800/
Mackentech781/
Mante7721,802/
Matentje7590/
MacKenty7538/
Macsenti7538/
Magentey7535/
Massente7518/
Mascenti759/
Macienti755/
Macinthe754/
Maugente754/
Magiente753/
Mocenter752/
Manteeth751/
Maggente751/
Maacinte751/
Makenteu751/
Marzente751/
Mociente751/
Macinter751/
MacHinte750/
Mantey7119,172/
Mantes714,969/
Manthe712,789/
Mantei711,765/
Mantea711,509/
Manter711,143/
Montee71759/
Mantje71474/
Mantez71462/
Maunte71431/
Mantie71312/
Meante71194/
Mantej71168/
Mgante71114/
Mantep71107/
Mannte7178/
Mantet7153/
Manteh7153/
Manteu7151/
Manted7139/
Maante7130/
Meinte7119/
Mantge717/
Mantte715/
Mackentay713/
Mainte712/
Mahnte711/
Maynte711/
Manhte711/
Mhante711/
Hmante711/
Masssente711/
Madjentei711/
Machintje711/
MacIntest710/
MacKintie710/
MacKentis710/
Manthey6712,723/
Manthei673,670/
Manther67430/
Maxenti67335/
Mahante67280/
Monteer67239/
Manteit67204/
Manthie67183/
Masenti6772/
Magenti6772/
Mazenta6758/
Makemte6754/
Mainete6744/
Makenta6744/
Manthea6743/
Masenta6739/
Mantesh6732/
Mogente6732/
Moontee6730/
Makenti6729/
Motente6728/
Magenty6724/
Mantter6722/
MacInta6719/
Masinte6718/
Manthet6718/
Majenty6715/
Maynete6713/
Mauntie6711/
Manthej6711/
Mantjhe6711/
Matenti679/
Maunter679/
Majenti678/
Monthee678/
Macinty676/
Montees676/
Mainter675/
Maantei674/
Mantejs674/
Mantheeová673/
Manthes673/
Manteas673/
Monteez672/
Mountee672/
Mosente672/
Matinte672/
Maintez671/
Mantech671/
Manteth671/
Meindte671/
Meinter671/
Monteet671/
Mocenti671/
McAntie671/
Manttey671/
Mahatsente671/
Mantess671/
Mantheh671/
Manthée671/
Mesente671/
Maanter671/
Mazenty671/
Mantihe671/
Mauntey671/
Meunthe671/
Maintea671/
Manhter671/
Manthed671/
Maanteh671/
Mahntie670/

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