McKentire Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
McKentire Surname Definition:
MACHENDRIE, Machendrick, Machendry, Machenry, Mackendrick, Mackenrick: These ere Highland border names meaning 'son of Henry,' in Gaelic MacEanrutg. The d is intrusive as in Henderson, which has the same meaning and is used as an Englishing of the name.
Read More About This SurnameMcKentire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
McKentire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACHENDRIE, Machendrick, Machendry, Machenry, Mackendrick, Mackenrick: These ere Highland border names meaning 'son of Henry,' in Gaelic MacEanrutg. The d is intrusive as in Henderson, which has the same meaning and is used as an Englishing of the name. John M'Henri , lord of Koylyan, charter witness, c. 137080 (Laing, 64). Gilcrist Makhenry, tenant of Hidderbrigende and Drumquharagan in 1480 appears again in 1483 as M'Henri (ER., IX, p. 561,594). John McKanrig, probably his son, was tenant of Coschamby, Stragartna, in 1499, and appears again as John McCanrig or McCanrik, tenant of Drumquhargane, Strathgartney, in 1502 (ibid., XII, p. 416,634). Euar Makanry held a merkland of John Culquhone of Lus in Kilmun in 1497 (RMS.,II, 2385), and Gilbert Makcanryk, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Duncan McKinriche was tenant on lands in Strathdee in 1527 (Grant, III, p. 68), and Johnne M'Henry had a remission from Queen Mary for his part in assisting the English in burning the town of Dunnone and besieging the castle in 1546 (RSS.). In 1695 the earl of Argyll was retoured heir in a 'mercata terrae ab antiquo per Iver M'Canrie possessa' (Retours, Argyll, 93). Donald McCandrie and John McCandrie in Glaick and Duncan McHenrie in Knockbaine of Strathbren are in record in 1726 (HP., II, p. 332,338). The Henrys of Argyll and Bute are most probably originally Mackendricks. The names are also Englished Henry. McHenrik 1590, M'Kendrig 1669.
McINTYRE: (Gaelic.) The son of Kintyre;—a promontory, or headland, from Cean, head, and tir, land. Also the son of the carpenter.
McKentire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKentire Come From? nationality or country of origin
McKentire is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McKentire click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McKentire? popularity and diffusion
McKentire is the 11,742,229th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKentire live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: South Carolina, where 50 percent reside and Texas, where 50 percent reside.
McKentire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McKentire has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKentir | 94 | 0 | / |
| McCentire | 89 | 5 | / |
| McKentyre | 89 | 3 | / |
| McKintire | 89 | 2 | / |
| McNtire | 88 | 4 | / |
| McEntir | 88 | 0 | / |
| McEntyre | 82 | 1,933 | / |
| McEntere | 82 | 1 | / |
| McKintyre | 78 | 16 | / |
| McCintire | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mc'intire | 78 | 1 | / |
| McIntirre | 78 | 1 | / |
| McIntaire | 78 | 1 | / |
| McNtyre | 75 | 72 | / |
| McEntyr | 75 | 4 | / |
| McEnter | 75 | 2 | / |
| McIntir | 75 | 1 | / |
| McIntyre | 71 | 90,585 | / |
| McEnteer | 71 | 110 | / |
| McIntere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mcíntyre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkintyre | 71 | 1 | / |
| McIntiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| McIntirh | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCenter | 71 | 0 | / |
| McInteir | 71 | 0 | / |
| McEnteyr | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCintyre | 67 | 9 | / |
| McIntyree | 67 | 4 | / |
| McIntuyre | 67 | 4 | / |
| McInttyre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mc'intyre | 67 | 2 | / |
| McInntyre | 67 | 2 | / |
| McInteyre | 67 | 2 | / |
| McUintyre | 67 | 2 | / |
| McIntyrre | 67 | 1 | / |
| McInteare | 67 | 0 | / |
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