How common is the surname Macintosh?

2,359 people in the United States had the surname Macintosh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. It ranked 13,010th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Macintosh?

Charles Macintosh, British chemist (1766–1843), followed by Gavin MacIntosh.

Where is the surname Macintosh most common?

Wikidata records people named Macintosh in the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United States and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Macintosh?

Macintosh is /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Macintosh getting more or less common?

More common. 2,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,359 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Macintosh

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 2,359 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/ 3 syllables Soundex M253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Macintosh is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

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.

Macintosh is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,359 people named Macintosh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,353.

#13,010

rank among US surnames

2,359

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,149)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,002	Jellison	2,361	130,769
#13,007	Urrea	2,360	130,824
#13,010	Stetler	2,359	130,880

Who is named Macintosh

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Macintosh identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Macintoshs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Macintosh
British chemist (1766–1843)
Gavin MacIntosh
American actor and model, born 1999
Tammy MacIntosh
Australian actress, born 1970
Ewen MacIntosh
British actor (1973–2024)

Notable Macintoshs come mostly from the Kingdom of Great Britain (1), the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Macintosh

Macintosh has the Soundex code M253, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M253.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Macintosh come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Macintosh?: 2,359 people in the United States had the surname Macintosh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. It ranked 13,010th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Macintosh?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Macintosh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Macintosh?: Charles Macintosh, British chemist (1766–1843), followed by Gavin MacIntosh.
Where is the surname Macintosh most common?: Wikidata records people named Macintosh in the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United States and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Macintosh?: Macintosh is /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Macintosh?: Macintosh is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Macintosh getting more or less common?: More common. 2,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,359 in 2010, up 0.3%.