Magintyre 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

Magintyre Surname Definition:

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

Magintyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Magintyre 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

Magintyre Last Name Facts

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

Magintyre is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magintyre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Magintyre is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Magintyre reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 100 percent live.

Magintyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Magintyre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Magintyre surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magntyre940/
Mac'intyre842/
MacIntire78471/
Mangintir7811/
Magentire780/
Masinter71208/
Macintir7121/
Mazinter7117/
MacNtire711/
Macinter711/
MacEntyr710/
MacEntire6731/
MacInteer670/
Magenthira631/
MacEnter591/
Mosinter591/

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