McTyre Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

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

McTyre Surname Definition:

MACTYRE: Irish mac tire, 'son of the soil (wolf). ' Paul MacTyre, a noted Ross-shire chieftain, flourished c. 1360. He has been claimed (wrongly) as ancestor of the Poisons. Mackenzie (History of the Mackenzies, p. 39) makes the wild statement that Mactire is from Gaelic Mac-an-oighre, 'son of the heir.

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McTyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5001:724,91856,977
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

McTyre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACTYRE: Irish mac tire, 'son of the soil (wolf). ' Paul MacTyre, a noted Ross-shire chieftain, flourished c. 1360. He has been claimed (wrongly) as ancestor of the Poisons. Mackenzie (History of the Mackenzies, p. 39) makes the wild statement that Mactire is from Gaelic Mac-an-oighre, 'son of the heir.' This name has no connection with Macintyre, q. v.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McTyre Last Name Facts

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

The surname McTyre occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McTyre? popularity and diffusion

The surname McTyre is the 615,220th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of McTyre live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 724,918. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 30 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

McTyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McTyre has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 296 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McTyre Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McTyre last name are 25.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

McTyre earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,740 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McTyree921/
Mcktyre921/
McTre911/
McTire8352/
McTere8318/
Mcteare7745/
Mctaire7728/
McTuire771/
McTiere770/
McStere770/
McTir733/
McTer731/
McTerrey710/
McTierre710/
McTerr672/
McTira671/
McThetres670/
McTery670/
McTertt620/
McTeray620/
McTearis571/
McQutter571/
M'Khteire531/
McTetrich530/
Mstiri504/
Mkhter501/

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