The McIntire surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,566 people carried this name — #3,380 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 10,401 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McIntire surname

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

A spelling variant of McIntyre.

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

204 families named McIntire, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,055 people lived in those households, 5.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 13 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 65
Pennsylvania 37
North Carolina 29
New York 25
Maine 21
New Hampshire 7
Maryland 5
South Carolina 5
Vermont 3
Virginia 3
Rhode Island 2
Connecticut 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 252 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McIntire in American newspapers,
1910–1911.

Newspaper page from The Coalville Times carrying the name McIntire
The Coalville Times 1911-02-24
Newspaper page from The Coalville Times carrying the name McIntire
The Coalville Times 1910-12-09
Newspaper page from The Coalville Times carrying the name McIntire
The Coalville Times 1911-01-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,041 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McIntire in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1960s.

81 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McIntire. The most, 13, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 30
New South Wales 27
Queensland 14
South Australia 4
Tasmania 3
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named McIntire,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John McIntire
    John McIntire 1907–1991 · television actor
  • Albert Washington McIntire
    Albert Washington McIntire 1853–1935 · jurist
  • Samuel McIntire
    Samuel McIntire 1757–1811 · wood carver
  • William Watson McIntire
    William Watson McIntire 1850–1912 · politician
  • Clifford McIntire
    Clifford McIntire 1908–1974 · politician
  • Tim McIntire 1944–1986 · television actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McIntire,
in the records of 6 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 States1,010 records

1,010 records of the McIntire name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 348
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 191
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 182
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 134
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 101
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ruth M. McIntire

    Born 1925 in Texas. Enlisted 1945 in the Women's Army Corps at Dallas; ironworker from Dallas County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Crown Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas.

    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 Catherine McIntire

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Chester from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; servant. From Ayrshire, Scotland; bound for Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Herman Leroy McIntire

    Born 1947; from Rantoul, Illinois. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,010 records for McIntire 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) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia77 records

77 records of the McIntire name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 55
  • Tasmanian Names Index 15
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  • 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 Isabella McIntire

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Elizabeth, arriving 1818; certificate of freedom 1825.

    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 Bernard McIntire

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emu in 1815.

    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 Wm McIntire

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Florence Nightingale, aged 20; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 77 records for McIntire 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).

Canada56 records

56 records of the McIntire name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 49
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cath'e McIntire

    Came to Ontario in 1865 aboard the N American, landing at Quebec, bound for Beaverton, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret McIntire

    Died 1932 in Riverton, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jerry McIntire

    Died 1917; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 56 records for McIntire in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the McIntire name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Harriet Eliza McIntire

    Died 1902, aged 67; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hartley McIntire

    Died 1899, aged 62; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the McIntire name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary McIntire

    Buried in 1826 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 83.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 1 of 2 records for McIntire in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the McIntire name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Donald McIntire

    Married in 1745 in Rotterdam; soldier.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Mary Mc Intire

    Baptised in 1783 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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