McCintyre Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCintyre Surname Definition:

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

McCintyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

McCintyre 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

McCintyre Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCintyre is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCintyre? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCintyre is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of McCintyre are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCintyre is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States McCintyre is most frequent in: California, where 57 percent live and Florida, where 43 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Scotland, where 11 percent live.

McCintyre Last Name Statistics demography

McCintyre earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

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