How common is the surname McIntosh?

42,379 people in the United States had the surname McIntosh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,285 Americans. It ranked 819th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McIntosh?

James McIntosh, American rower (1930–2018), followed by Neve McIntosh.

Where is the surname McIntosh most common?

Wikidata records people named McIntosh in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce McIntosh?

McIntosh is /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname McIntosh getting more or less common?

More common. 40,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 42,379 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname McIntosh

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 42,379 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). McIntosh is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

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 42,379 people named McIntosh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,285 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 40,453.

#819

rank among US surnames

42,379

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #777)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#810	Nielsen	42,773	7,218
#811	Gillespie	42,693	7,232
#812	Buck	42,639	7,241
#813	Middleton	42,578	7,251
#814	Sellers	42,577	7,251
#815	Leblanc	42,575	7,252
#816	Esparza	42,559	7,255

Who is named McIntosh

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

70% of people named McIntosh identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McIntoshs

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James McIntosh
American rower (1930–2018)
Neve McIntosh
British actress, born 1972
Peggy McIntosh
American academic and anti-racism activist, born 1934
Tom McIntosh
American musician (1927–2017)
Burr McIntosh
American photographer, actor and publisher (1862-1942)
Lisa McIntosh
Australian Paralympic athlete, born 1982
Lachlan McIntosh
American general (1725–1806)
Bruce McIntosh
American ice hockey player, born 1949
Stephanie McIntosh
Australian actress, born 1985

Notable McIntoshs come mostly from the United States (6), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McIntosh

McIntosh 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 McIntosh come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.
How common is the surname McIntosh?: 42,379 people in the United States had the surname McIntosh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,285 Americans. It ranked 819th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McIntosh?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named McIntosh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McIntosh?: James McIntosh, American rower (1930–2018), followed by Neve McIntosh.
Where is the surname McIntosh most common?: Wikidata records people named McIntosh in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce McIntosh?: McIntosh is /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname McIntosh getting more or less common?: More common. 40,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 42,379 in 2010, up 4.8%.