MacKintosh Surname

41,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacKintosh Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of the chief or leader.

MacKintosh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,4911:2,149395
England2,4881:22,3953,130
Australia2,0541:13,1431,902
United States1,7931:202,15219,867
Canada7991:46,1155,661
Thailand7421:95,20013,468
South Africa5721:94,71611,568
New Zealand5511:8,2181,405
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria1501:1,180,95247,933
Wales1191:26,0042,705
Northern Ireland951:19,4212,391
Mexico831:1,495,49616,204
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Aruba181:5,749789
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Finland91:610,74534,002
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland671:66,1174,992
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3191:157,42514,458

MacKintosh (95) may also be a first name.

MacKintosh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of the chief or leader.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of the first. The family are descended from Shaw, living in 1168, second son of Duncan MacDuff, third Earl of Fife.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

MacKintosh Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacKintosh is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of MacKintosh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacKintosh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,081st most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 572,425 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of MacKintosh reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. MacKintosh is also the 974,243rd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 95 people.

The surname MacKintosh is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is carried by 2,491 people, or 1 in 2,149. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Highland, where 39 percent reside, City of Edinburgh, where 7 percent reside and Perth and Kinross, where 5 percent reside. Besides Scotland this surname is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

MacKintosh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacKintosh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the MacKintosh surname rose 562 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacKintosh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the MacKintosh surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the MacKintosh surname are 4.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.01% being registered with the party.

The amount MacKintosh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.42% more than the national average, earning R 385,968 per year; in United States they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $49,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $53,990 CAD per year.

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MacKintosh Reference & Research

McIntosh DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

McIntosh FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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