McIntear Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McIntear Surname Definition:

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

McIntear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128

McIntear 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

McIntear Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name McIntear? popularity and diffusion

McIntear is the 2,979,664th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of McIntear reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McIntear is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States it is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 37 percent live, Connecticut, where 20 percent live and Alabama, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

McIntear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McIntear has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McIntear surname rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McIntear Last Name Statistics demography

McIntear earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.36% less than the national average, earning $22,715 USD per year.

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