McIntyre

English

Alternative forms

• MacIntyre, McEntire, McEntyre, McIntire, McTier, Teare

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an tSaoir (“son of the craftsman”), from saor (“craftsman”).

Proper noun

McIntyre (countable and uncountable, plural McIntyres)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A place name:
   1. A community in Loyalist township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
   2. A community in Grey Highlands municipality, Grey County, Ontario.
   3. A town in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
   5. A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Derived terms

• Tirey
• Tyre
• Tyree

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McIntyre is the 786^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 43842 individuals. McIntyre is most common among White (78.51%) and Black/African American (16.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McIntyre”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 556.