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Macintyre
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Origin Of The Surname Macintyre
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Meaning Of The Surname Macintyre
Descendant of the Carpenter |
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Macintyre
MacIntyre is an Anglicisation of the Old Gaelic surname Mac an Saoir. The prefixed ‘Mac’ in this name denotes that it is patronymic. Traditionally, Gaelic patronymic surnames were given to pass on the name of a clan chieftain or revered elder. In this case it is not a name being passed on, but a title. The element ‘an’ is equivalent to ‘of’ and ‘Saoir’ means carpenter, giving the surname the meaning ‘Descendant of the Carpenter’. Donal MacIntyre the Irish journalist is a famous bearer of this surname. |
Macintyre Statistics
Macintyre is the number 1099 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,344 share the surname Macintyre in the UK.
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