Last Name MCINTYRE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of 'Kintyre;' - a promontory, or headland, from 'Cean,' head, and 'or,' land. Also the son of the carpenter.

Origin	Gaelic, Jewish, Irish, Falkland

Rank	742 (2000 US census)	782 (1990 US census)

Count	42,335 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

81.17%, or 34363 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.14%, or 6410 total occurrences, as black,
0.47%, or 199 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.41%, or 174 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.31%, or 555 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.5%, or 635 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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