How common is the surname McEntire?

4,115 people in the United States had the surname McEntire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,029 Americans. It ranked 8,042nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McEntire?

Reba McEntire, American country singer and actress (born 1955), followed by John McEntire.

Where is the surname McEntire most common?

Wikidata records people named McEntire in the United States.

Is the surname McEntire getting more or less common?

More common. 3,946 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,115 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname McEntire

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 4,115 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). McEntire is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McIntyre.

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 4,115 people named McEntire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,029 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,946.

#8,042

rank among US surnames

4,115

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,765)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,036	Gullett	4,117	74,993
#8,040	Hagedorn	4,116	75,011
#8,042	Palladino	4,115	75,029
#8,045	Bevan	4,114	75,048
#8,046	Copenhaver	4,113	75,066
#8,049	Rabon	4,112	75,084

Who is named McEntire

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

89% of people named McEntire identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McEntires

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reba McEntire
American country singer and actress (born 1955)
John McEntire
American musician, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McEntire

McEntire 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 McEntire come from?: Variant of McIntyre.
How common is the surname McEntire?: 4,115 people in the United States had the surname McEntire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,029 Americans. It ranked 8,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McEntire?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named McEntire identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McEntire?: Reba McEntire, American country singer and actress (born 1955), followed by John McEntire.
Where is the surname McEntire most common?: Wikidata records people named McEntire in the United States.
Is the surname McEntire getting more or less common?: More common. 3,946 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,115 in 2010, up 4.3%.