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 (plural McIntyres)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Derived terms
- Tirey
- Tyre
- Tyree
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McIntyre is the 786th 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.