McYntyre Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Venezuela

McYntyre Surname Definition:

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

McYntyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McYntyre 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

McYntyre Last Name Facts

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

The last name McYntyre has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McYntyre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname McYntyre occurs mostly in The Americas, where 129 percent of McYntyre reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 33 percent reside, Ohio, where 33 percent reside and Maine, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

McYntyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McYntyre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McYntyre surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McYntyre Last Name Statistics demography

McYntyre earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.3% less than the national average, earning $10,656 USD per year.

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