McIntiyre 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

McIntiyre Surname Definition:

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

McIntiyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

McIntiyre 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

McIntiyre Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIntiyre is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McIntiyre? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McIntiyre occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McIntiyre reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most numerous in: Colorado, where 50 percent live and Michigan, where 50 percent live.

McIntiyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McIntiyre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McIntiyre surname decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McIntyire894/
McIntyyre893/
McIntyere891/
McIntiire890/
McIntyer8257/
McIntyir820/
McEntyire780/
McImtyire780/
McEntyer7111/
McYntier711/
McEntier710/
McYntyer710/
McIntger710/

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