Mclntosh Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Mclntosh Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of the chief or leader.

Mclntosh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Mclntosh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of the chief or leader.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mclntosh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mclntosh has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mclntosh? popularity and diffusion

Mclntosh is the 3,485,539th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 106 percent of Mclntosh reside; 106 percent reside in North America and 106 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Mclntosh is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, Arizona, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Mclntosh Last Name Statistics demography

Mclntosh earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.06% less than the national average, earning $25,863 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McLintosh943/
Mclentosh941/
McClintosh890/
McLintoch821/
McClintoch7834/
Mclintoc7511/
McClintoc7113/
McKlintoc715/
McClentoc710/
McClintus710/
Mklionto636/
McLentac631/
McClintac591/

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