MacKintosh Surname
Approximately 12,731 people bear this surname
MacKintosh Surname Definition:
(Scottish) The son of the chief or leader.
MacKintosh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,491 | 1:2,149 | 395 |
| England | 2,488 | 1:22,395 | 3,130 |
| Australia | 2,054 | 1:13,143 | 1,902 |
| United States | 1,793 | 1:202,152 | 19,867 |
| Canada | 799 | 1:46,115 | 5,661 |
| Thailand | 742 | 1:95,200 | 13,468 |
| South Africa | 572 | 1:94,716 | 11,568 |
| New Zealand | 551 | 1:8,218 | 1,405 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| Wales | 119 | 1:26,004 | 2,705 |
| Northern Ireland | 95 | 1:19,421 | 2,391 |
| Mexico | 83 | 1:1,495,496 | 16,204 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 67 | 1:66,117 | 4,992 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 319 | 1:157,425 | 14,458 |
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.
The son of the first. The family are descended from Shaw, living in 1168, second son of Duncan MacDuff, third Earl of Fife.
MacKintosh Demographics
Average Male MacKintosh Height
180.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
MacKintosh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacKintosh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname MacKintosh occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name MacKintosh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,081st most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 572,425 people. The surname MacKintosh is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of MacKintosh are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 95 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is borne by 2,491 people, or 1 in 2,149. In Scotland MacKintosh is most frequent in: Highland, where 39 percent reside, City of Edinburgh, where 7 percent reside and Perth and Kinross, where 5 percent reside. Barring Scotland this surname occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the MacKintosh surname grew 562 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacKintosh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the MacKintosh last name are 4.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.01% registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacIntosh | 95 | 11,671 | / |
| McKintosh | 95 | 108 | / |
| Makintosh | 95 | 34 | / |
| Mackintosch | 95 | 29 | / |
| Mackintos | 95 | 12 | / |
| MacKintoush | 95 | 1 | / |
| MacKntosh | 95 | 1 | / |
| Machintosh | 90 | 23 | / |
| MacKentosh | 90 | 7 | / |
| Makintosch | 90 | 4 | / |
| MacKintoch | 90 | 2 | / |
| Mac.intosh | 90 | 1 | / |
| Makintoshe | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacKintush | 90 | 0 | / |
| McIntosh | 89 | 88,212 | / |
| Macintos | 89 | 17 | / |
| Macntosh | 89 | 5 | / |
| Makintos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mackintoche | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makentosh | 84 | 156 | / |
| MacEntosh | 84 | 9 | / |
| MacIntush | 84 | 0 | / |
| MacIntash | 84 | 0 | / |
| McNtosh | 82 | 6 | / |
| McIntos | 82 | 5 | / |
| Magkintoch | 80 | 10 | / |
| Makintouch | 80 | 6 | / |
| Maquintosh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mekintoush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikintoch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makentoshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacKentash | 80 | 0 | / |
| MacKintouc | 80 | 0 | / |
| MacKintach | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mockintash | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mcentosh | 78 | 14 | / |
| Mekintos | 78 | 8 | / |
| Makintus | 78 | 1 | / |
| McIntose | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacKentaush | 76 | 0 | / |
| Maquintos | 74 | 14 | / |
| Makintach | 74 | 13 | / |
| MacEntash | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maquintoch | 70 | 2 | / |
| Maquientos | 70 | 1 | / |
| Maquintoche | 67 | 23 | / |
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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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacKintosh
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