McIntire Surname

37,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,926 people bear this surname

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

McIntire Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of the carpenter or worker in wood.

McIntire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,8021:26,2613,302
Australia811:333,28028,364
England331:1,688,42669,999
Chile261:677,55715,745
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Panama211:186,2985,509
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominica11:75,891912
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:174,11014,584
Scotland561:66,8434,009
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7281:7,464946

McIntire (23) may also be a first name.

McIntire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of the carpenter or worker in wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

McIntire Last Name Facts

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

The surname McIntire is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McIntire? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,815th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 523,305 people. The surname McIntire occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McIntire reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 13,802 people, or 1 in 26,261. In The United States McIntire is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

McIntire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McIntire has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McIntire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McIntire last name is predominantly Catholic (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States McIntire are 12.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McIntire earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.56% less than the national average, earning $38,969 CAD per year.

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McIntire Reference & Research

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