McEntyre Surname

212,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname

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

McEntyre Surname Definition:

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

McEntyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7011:213,08620,798
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Australia971:278,30624,956
England301:1,857,26974,552
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1951:22,7172,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4551:110,37110,994

McEntyre 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

McEntyre Last Name Facts

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

The last name McEntyre occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McEntyre click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McEntyre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,982nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,770,070 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of McEntyre are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McEntyre is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,701 people, or 1 in 213,086. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 22 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

McEntyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McEntyre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McEntyre last name grew 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McEntyre Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McEntyre last name is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McEntyre last name are 33.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.95% registered with the political party.

The amount McEntyre earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning $41,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning $58,706 CAD per year.

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