Mackintyre Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Mackintyre Surname Definition:

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

Mackintyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia41:480,863548
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Mackintyre 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

Mackintyre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mackintyre has its highest incidence in The Gambia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mackintyre.

How Common Is The Last Name Mackintyre? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Mackintyre is primarily found in Africa, where 44 percent of Mackintyre live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Gambia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 480,863. Other than The Gambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Mackintyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mackintyre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mackintyre surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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