McInttyre Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McInttyre Surname Definition:

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

McInttyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McInttyre 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

McInttyre Last Name Facts

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

The last name McInttyre is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McInttyre? popularity and diffusion

The surname McInttyre is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McInttyre reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McInttyre is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States McInttyre is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 50 percent reside and New Jersey, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Scotland, where 33 percent reside.

McInttyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McInttyre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McInttyre surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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