McCentire Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

McCentire Surname Definition:

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

McCentire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

McCentire 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

McCentire Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCentire is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCentire? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCentire is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCentire are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States McCentire is most prevalent in: Texas, where 80 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside.

McCentire Last Name Statistics demography

McCentire earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

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