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 MacKintosh Salary in
United States
$49,934 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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MacKintosh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacKintosh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacKintosh occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacKintosh? popularity and diffusion
The surname MacKintosh is the 41,081st most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 572,425 people. The last name MacKintosh occurs mostly 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 frequent given name internationally, held by 95 people.
The last name is most numerous in Scotland, where it is carried by 2,491 people, or 1 in 2,149. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Highland, where 39 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 7 percent live and Perth and Kinross, where 5 percent live. Outside of Scotland it occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.
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 last name grew 562 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacKintosh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the MacKintosh last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the MacKintosh last name are 4.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.01% 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.
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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