MacEntire Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
MacEntire Surname Definition:
McINTYRE: (Gaelic.) The son of Kintyre;—a promontory, or headland, from Cean, head, and tir, land. Also the son of the carpenter.
MacEntire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
MacEntire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
McINTYRE: (Gaelic.) The son of Kintyre;—a promontory, or headland, from Cean, head, and tir, land. Also the son of the carpenter.
Contracted from Mac-y-theyir, 'The Carpenter’s Son'.
‘Ciaran Mac-ak-tsair', a.d. 990.
‘The importance attached by the Act, 5 Ed. IV to the bearing of an English surname, soon induced many of the less distinguished Irish families, of the English Pale, and its vicinity, to translate or disguise their Irish names, so as to make them appear English; thus Mac-an-T-saor was altered to Carpenter.' Tear is much commoner in the north of the island than the south.
MacEntire Demographics
MacEntire Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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MacEntire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacEntire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname MacEntire is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of MacEntire.
How Common Is The Last Name MacEntire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name MacEntire is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of MacEntire are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States it is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 37 percent reside, Texas, where 23 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States MacEntire exists in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 3 percent reside.
MacEntire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of MacEntire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacEntire surname contracted 32 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacEntire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the MacEntire surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States MacEntire are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
MacEntire earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.92% less than the national average, earning $32,398 USD per year.
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