McIntosh
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.
Proper noun edit
McIntosh (countable and uncountable, plural McIntoshes)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Washington County, Alabama.
- A town in Marion County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
- A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
- A city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
- A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McIntosh is the 819th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 42379 individuals. McIntosh is most common among White (69.76%) and Black/African American (23.8%) individuals.
Etymology 2 edit
Named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who discovered the original single tree in 1796.
Noun edit
McIntosh (plural McIntoshes)
- A cultivar of apple whose fruit has red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September.
Synonyms edit
(cultivar):
(fruit):
(tree):
Translations edit
apple tree and fruit variety
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McIntosh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 556.