# McIntire (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcintire/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,566 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,380 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,221 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (10,401 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmækɪnˌtaɪɚ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A spelling variant of McIntyre.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McIntire 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McIntire in the United States.

## People named McIntire

- John McIntire, American character actor (1907-1991)
- Tim McIntire, American actor (1944–1986)

## Similar surnames

McIntyre, McEntire, MacIntyre, McEntyre, McIntosh, McGinty, McEntee, McInturff, McNutt, McCants, McCandless, McAndrew.

## 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.