McIntosh Surname
Approximately 88,212 people bear this surname
McIntosh Surname Definition:
The son of the leader or first. Tosh, and Toshich, signify the beginning or first part of any thing; so Toshich came to denote the general or leader of the van. The McIntoshes derive themselves from McDuff, who obtained his right from Malcom Canmore.
Read More About This SurnameMcIntosh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55,004 | 1:6,590 | 775 |
| Australia | 11,387 | 1:2,371 | 313 |
| Canada | 10,660 | 1:3,456 | 446 |
| Scotland | 9,218 | 1:581 | 75 |
| England | 9,132 | 1:6,101 | 873 |
| Jamaica | 5,339 | 1:538 | 93 |
| New Zealand | 2,708 | 1:1,672 | 207 |
| Bahamas | 1,382 | 1:283 | 64 |
| South Africa | 1,027 | 1:52,753 | 6,668 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 912 | 1:1,496 | 226 |
| Liberia | 354 | 1:12,453 | 1,339 |
| Wales | 248 | 1:12,478 | 1,383 |
| Grenada | 239 | 1:454 | 83 |
| Guyana | 227 | 1:3,358 | 621 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Northern Ireland | 194 | 1:9,510 | 1,530 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 126 | 1:876 | 125 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 111 | 1:309 | 70 |
| Thailand | 94 | 1:751,472 | 122,930 |
| Ireland | 82 | 1:57,426 | 3,925 |
| Barbados | 78 | 1:3,685 | 501 |
| Panama | 74 | 1:52,868 | 2,534 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74 | 1:1,522 | 325 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Jersey | 32 | 1:3,100 | 566 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Gibraltar | 25 | 1:1,358 | 302 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Bermuda | 22 | 1:2,967 | 463 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 1:4,722 | 620 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Cayman Islands | 19 | 1:3,363 | 451 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 | 1:3,247 | 437 |
| Hong Kong | 16 | 1:458,468 | 3,288 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 1:58,992 | 5,768 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| British Virgin Islands | 12 | 1:2,633 | 313 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Isle of Man | 12 | 1:7,152 | 1,559 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Belize | 10 | 1:35,547 | 2,218 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 1:22,348 | 1,601 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 344 | 1:12,878 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11,308 | 1:331 | 50 |
| England | 1,732 | 1:14,074 | 2,107 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,614 | 1:5,830 | 727 |
McIntosh (91) may also be a first name.
McIntosh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The son of the leader or first. Tosh, and Toshich, signify the beginning or first part of any thing; so Toshich came to denote the general or leader of the van. The McIntoshes derive themselves from McDuff, who obtained his right from Malcom Canmore.
McIntosh Demographics
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McIntosh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McIntosh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McIntosh occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of McIntosh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McIntosh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,406th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 82,614 people. The surname McIntosh is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of McIntosh live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 91 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 55,004 people, or 1 in 6,590. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States McIntosh exists in 114 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.
McIntosh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McIntosh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 775 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 76 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McIntosh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McIntosh surname are 11.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McIntosh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.62% more than the national average, earning 472,802 kr per year; in Peru they earn 133.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,317 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.4% more than the national average, earning R 421,572 per year; in United States they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $41,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $53,677 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacIntosh | 94 | 11,671 | / |
| McKintosh | 94 | 108 | / |
| McNtosh | 93 | 6 | / |
| McIntos | 93 | 5 | / |
| MacKintosh | 89 | 12,731 | / |
| Machintosh | 89 | 23 | / |
| Mac.intosh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Macintos | 88 | 17 | / |
| Mcentosh | 88 | 14 | / |
| Macntosh | 88 | 5 | / |
| McIntose | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mackintosch | 84 | 29 | / |
| MacKintoush | 84 | 1 | / |
| Makintosh | 82 | 34 | / |
| Mackintos | 82 | 12 | / |
| MacEntosh | 82 | 9 | / |
| MacKntosh | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacIntash | 82 | 0 | / |
| MacKentosh | 78 | 7 | / |
| Makintosch | 78 | 4 | / |
| MacKintoch | 78 | 2 | / |
| Maquintosh | 78 | 2 | / |
| Makintoshe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mockintash | 78 | 0 | / |
| Makintos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mackintoche | 74 | 2 | / |
| Makentosh | 71 | 156 | / |
| Maquintos | 71 | 14 | / |
| MacEntash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magkintoch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Makintouch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maquintoch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maquientos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikintoch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makentoshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacKintach | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacKentash | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacKintouc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Maquintoche | 63 | 23 | / |
| MacKentaush | 63 | 0 | / |
| Makintach | 59 | 13 | / |
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McIntosh Reference & Research
McIntosh DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
McIntosh FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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