McAntyre Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McAntyre Surname Definition:

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

McAntyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

McAntyre 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

McAntyre Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAntyre is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of McAntyre.

How Common Is The Last Name McAntyre? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. McAntyre occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of McAntyre live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McAntyre is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 60 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Kentucky, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 5 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent are found.

McAntyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McAntyre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McAntyre last name contracted 5 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAntyre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McAntyre surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

McAntyre earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.95% less than the national average, earning $28,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAintyre943/
McIantyre941/
McCantyre940/
McAntire8864/
McAntere880/
McAantire820/
McCantire820/
McAntir801/
McAnter800/
McCanter751/
McAntear750/
McAnteer750/
McEyntire711/
McEintire711/
McContaire672/
Mkhanter63139/
M'Khanter591/

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