MacNtyre Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

MacNtyre Surname Definition:

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

MacNtyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

MacNtyre 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

MacNtyre Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacNtyre occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacNtyre? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. MacNtyre is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of MacNtyre reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacNtyre is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Alberta, where 57 percent live, Quebec, where 29 percent live and Ontario, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.

MacNtyre Last Name Statistics demography

MacNtyre earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 45.42% less than the national average, earning $27,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacIntyre9414,573/
Macentyre9447/
Mackintyre899/
Mac'intyre892/
MacKentyre892/
Maccentyre891/
MacNtire881/
MacIntire82471/
MacEntire8231/
MacKntire820/
MacKintire7845/
MacKentire787/
MacCentire780/
McIntire7513,926/
McEntire755,885/
Makintire710/
Makentere710/

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