McInitire Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

McInitire Surname Definition:

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

McInitire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McInitire 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

McInitire Last Name Facts

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

The surname McInitire occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of McInitire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McInitire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McInitire reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 50 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 50 percent reside.

McInitire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McInitire has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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