The McEntire surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,115 people carried this name — #8,042 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,946 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McEntire surname

Variant of McIntyre.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McEntire» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

McEntire in American newspapers,
1889–1916.

Newspaper page from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic carrying the name McEntire
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic 1913-09-03
Newspaper page from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic carrying the name McEntire
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic 1916-09-20
Newspaper page from Wheeling Sunday Register carrying the name McEntire
Wheeling Sunday Register 1889-02-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,438 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McEntire in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2000s.

209 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McEntire. The most, 39, date from the 1870s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 152
New South Wales 24
Victoria 11
Queensland 10
Tasmania 8
Western Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McEntire.

Who carried it

People named McEntire,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Wesley McEntire 1897–1976
  • Davis McEntire 1912–1983 · political scientist

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named McEntire,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States341 records

341 records of the McEntire name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 93
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 47
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 29
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence S. McEntire

    Born 1923 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks; driver from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary McEntire

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the William Tapscott from Liverpool, aged 18; dressmaker. From Glasgow, Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Bill H. McEntire

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1937, died 1996; buried at Sanger/Del Rey Cemetery District, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 341 records for McEntire in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia16 records

16 records of the McEntire name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Phillip McEntire

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mary, arriving 1819; ticket of leave 1838.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Alexander McEntire

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Blenheim, sailing from Dublin in 1848. Native of Nairn, Nairnshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget McEntire

    Arrived in Victoria in 1839 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Westminster, aged 20.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for McEntire in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the McEntire name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Cornelius McEntire

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the The Brothers, bound for River St Johns, aged 28.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Samuel McEntire

    Listed at Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1794.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Finlay McEntire

    Listed at Truro Township, Colchester, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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