McIntosh Surname

6,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

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.

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McIntosh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States55,0041:6,590775
Australia11,3871:2,371313
Canada10,6601:3,456446
Scotland9,2181:58175
England9,1321:6,101873
Jamaica5,3391:53893
New Zealand2,7081:1,672207
Bahamas1,3821:28364
South Africa1,0271:52,7536,668
Trinidad and Tobago9121:1,496226
Liberia3541:12,4531,339
Wales2481:12,4781,383
Grenada2391:45483
Guyana2271:3,358621
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Northern Ireland1941:9,5101,530
United States Virgin Islands1261:876125
Turks and Caicos Islands1111:30970
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Ireland821:57,4263,925
Barbados781:3,685501
Panama741:52,8682,534
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines741:1,522325
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Chile391:451,70411,842
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
France351:1,897,792163,564
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Jersey321:3,100566
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Guernsey291:2,222539
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Gibraltar251:1,358302
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Bermuda221:2,967463
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Norway201:257,11427,149
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Cayman Islands191:3,363451
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Saint Kitts and Nevis171:3,247437
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
British Virgin Islands121:2,633313
Guam121:13,3432,098
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Belize101:35,5472,218
Aruba91:11,4971,511
China91:151,924,6187,954
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Saint Lucia81:22,3481,601
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Oman41:921,9937,313
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montserrat11:4,947471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3441:12,8781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11,3081:33150
England1,7321:14,0742,107
Wales321:49,0132,509
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6141:5,830727

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

McIntosh Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIntosh has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McIntosh? popularity and diffusion

The last name McIntosh is the 6,406th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 82,614 people. It occurs predominantly 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 common forename globally It is held by 91 people.

The surname McIntosh is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 55,004 people, or 1 in 6,590. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 114 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

McIntosh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McIntosh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McIntosh last name grew 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 775 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 76 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McIntosh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McIntosh surname are 11.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.94% registered to vote for the political 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.

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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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