MacTire Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacTire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacTire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

MacTire Last Name Facts

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

MacTire is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacTire? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacTire is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname MacTire occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of MacTire live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacTire is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States MacTire is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 33 percent live, Connecticut, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 25 percent live.

MacTire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacTire has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacTier86283/
MacTyre8610/
Magtire863/
Mactira861/
MacTare861/
MacTyret800/
McTier77824/
McTeir77140/
McTair7740/
Macter7714/
Maktir772/
Moctir772/
Magtre771/
Magtira711,524/
Mactear7137/
MacTeer7110/
Moctare714/
MacTerr713/
Makture712/
Macthierry711/
Makthir711/
Mhaqtre711/
Mectyre711/
MacTera711/
Maktiri711/
MacTert710/
McTar675/
Mouctare673/
MacTerry673/
Mocteiry672/
Makhtair672/
Maktthir671/
Mahcteur671/
Moctairy671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 MacTire
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