Micintire Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Micintire Surname Definition:
McINTYRE: (Gaelic.) The son of Kintyre;—a promontory, or headland, from Cean, head, and tir, land. Also the son of the carpenter.
Micintire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Micintire 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
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micintyre | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mickentire | 84 | 2 | / |
| Meintire | 82 | 4 | / |
| Maintire | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mointire | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mycintre | 82 | 1 | / |
| Micntyre | 82 | 1 | / |
| Micinturi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mycintyre | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maintre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maintier | 71 | 172 | / |
| Meintyre | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mhaintre | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mointyre | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muintyre | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maintyre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meintiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhentre | 63 | 51 | / |
| Mainter | 63 | 5 | / |
| Meinter | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mehentre | 59 | 52 | / |
| Meuntier | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mesentier | 56 | 19 | / |
| Mishenter | 56 | 0 | / |
| Mesentieri | 53 | 7 | / |
| Mezentieri | 53 | 2 | / |
| Minehester | 53 | 0 | / |
| Meunter | 50 | 1 | / |
| Messenterre | 50 | 1 | / |
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