MacNtire Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
MacNtire Surname Definition:
McINTYRE: (Gaelic.) The son of Kintyre;—a promontory, or headland, from Cean, head, and tir, land. Also the son of the carpenter.
MacNtire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
MacNtire 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
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacIntire | 94 | 471 | / |
| MacEntire | 94 | 31 | / |
| MacKntire | 94 | 0 | / |
| MacKintire | 89 | 45 | / |
| MacKentire | 89 | 7 | / |
| MacCentire | 89 | 0 | / |
| McIntire | 88 | 13,926 | / |
| McEntire | 88 | 5,885 | / |
| Macintir | 88 | 21 | / |
| MacNtyre | 88 | 9 | / |
| MacIntyre | 82 | 14,573 | / |
| Macentyre | 82 | 47 | / |
| MacKentir | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magentire | 82 | 0 | / |
| Makintire | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mackintyre | 78 | 9 | / |
| MacKentyre | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mac'intyre | 78 | 2 | / |
| Maccentyre | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacKentier | 78 | 0 | / |
| MacKintier | 78 | 0 | / |
| McIntier | 75 | 191 | / |
| Macinter | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacEnter | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacEntyr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Magintyre | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacHenter | 71 | 0 | / |
| MacKenter | 71 | 0 | / |
| MacInteer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makentere | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makentier | 71 | 0 | / |
| MacKenteer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mocenter | 63 | 2 | / |
| Makhnter | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makinter | 63 | 0 | / |
| Makintayr | 59 | 2 | / |
| Makemter | 50 | 1 | / |
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