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 occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAntyre? popularity and diffusion

The surname McAntyre is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name 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 commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 60 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and Kentucky, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 5 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

McAntyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McAntyre has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 5 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAntyre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McAntyre surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political 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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