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 surname MacIntre is found most in Canada. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacIntre? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of MacIntre reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada MacIntre is most common in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Other than Canada it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 20 percent live.

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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