MacIntre Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacIntre Surname Definition:

McINTYRE: (Gaelic.) The son of Kintyre;—a promontory, or headland, from Cean, head, and tir, land. Also the son of the carpenter.

MacIntre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

MacIntre 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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

MacIntre Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacIntre occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacIntre? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname MacIntre occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of MacIntre are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacIntre is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada it is mostly found in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent are found and Scotland, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacIntire94471/
MacIntrie942/
MacInttre941/
Maintre931/
MacIentire891/
McIntrye88378/
Macintir8821/
Mhaintre886/
Macinter881/
MacYntre881/
Maintrey881/
Mantre86532/
Macyntire8245/
MacEntire8231/
Macyntyre8214/
Mainetree822/
Macimtyre821/
MacInteer820/
MacInttry820/
Mantree8038/
Mhantre8014/
Manthre809/
Mantres803/
Mantred802/
Mantrei802/
Maintry801/
Maintri801/
Mantrea801/
Maintra801/
Mantrie800/
Maysintree781/
Masinter75208/
Manthree7567/
Mazinter7517/
Manthrey7511/
Mhaintri754/
Makintra752/
MacEnter751/
Mantresh751/
MacEntyr750/
Mantri7133,989/
Mantra712,492/
Mantry711,937/
Montre71662/
Mashinter71237/
Mantrj711/
MacKentry710/
MacHenter710/
Manthri6710,800/
Montree671,169/
Montrey67211/
Montrie67122/
Manthra6787/
Mantroj6766/
Montret6758/
Manntri6733/
Mantraj6731/
Manthry6727/
Montrée6716/
Mantrai678/
Montres677/
Mantrhi673/
Mantriy673/
McEntry672/
Mantrit671/
Montrez671/
Mantrui671/
Mauntri671/
Mantrri671/
Mmantri671/
Mantris671/
Montrer671/
Mantray671/
Mesinthree671/
Montreu670/

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