# Macintosh (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/macintosh/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,359 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,010 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 130,880 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (2,353 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche, meaning "son of the thane (Old Irish toísech (“leader”))". The brand is named after McIntosh, an apple cultivar, in turn also from the Scottish Gaelic name.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Macintosh in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Macintosh in the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Macintosh

- Charles Macintosh, British chemist (1766–1843)
- Gavin MacIntosh, American actor and model
- Tammy MacIntosh, Australian actress
- Ewen MacIntosh, British actor (1973–2024)

## Similar surnames

McIntosh, MacIntyre, Mackintosh, McIntyre, McIntire, McNutt, McCants, McGinty, McCandless, McEntire, McAndrew, McEntee.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.