How common is the surname Mackintosh?

1,198 people in the United States had the surname Mackintosh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. It ranked 21,717th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mackintosh?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Mackintosh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mackintosh?

Steven Mackintosh, British actor.

Where is the surname Mackintosh most common?

Wikidata records people named Mackintosh in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Mackintosh getting more or less common?

More common. 1,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,198 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Mackintosh

A surname, carried by 1,198 people in the United States.

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). Mackintosh is more common than 86.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,198 people named Mackintosh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,045.

#21,717

rank among US surnames

1,198

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.6%

change since 2000 (was #22,870)

Who is named Mackintosh

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

85% of people named Mackintosh identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mackintoshs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steven Mackintosh
British actor, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mackintosh

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

Questions

How common is the surname Mackintosh?: 1,198 people in the United States had the surname Mackintosh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. It ranked 21,717th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mackintosh?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Mackintosh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mackintosh?: Steven Mackintosh, British actor.
Where is the surname Mackintosh most common?: Wikidata records people named Mackintosh in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Mackintosh getting more or less common?: More common. 1,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,198 in 2010, up 15%.