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McIntyre History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Suggested Reading Citations

McIntyre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

The story of the name McIntyre reaches back through Scottish history to the kingdom of Dalriada. The name evolved for a person who worked as a carpenter or wright. The Gaelic form Mac an t-saoir means son of the carpenter. Most historians agree that their earliest habitations were on MacDonald territories on Kintyre. Most legends about their beginnings point to an origin in the Hebrides. From this point on, opinions differ. One legend has the Clan-an-t-Saor (Children of the Carpenter) arriving in Lorne in a galley with a white cow, another says that the galley, set adrift, developed a leak below the water line and the MacDonald Chieftain placed his thumb in the hole to keep the boat afloat. Spotting help at a distance, he cut off his thumb so that he could wave. He was ironically named the Carpenter or MacIntyre. Some claim that the family derived its name from a member of the MacDonalds who was called Cean-tire because of his ownership of lands on the peninsula of Kintyre.

Early Origins of the McIntyre family

The surname McIntyre was first found in Argyllshire (Gaelic erra Ghaidheal), the region of western Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and Bute, where according legend, Maurice or Murdock, The Wright, (c.1150) became the first MacIntyre chief as a reward for helping his uncle, Somerled, King of Argyll and the Western Isles.

Early History of the McIntyre family

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McIntyre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. Many spelling variations of McIntyre have been recorded over the years, including MacIntyre, MacIntire, MacIntre and many more.

Early Notables of the McIntyre family

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McIntyre World Ranking

In the United States, the name McIntyre is the 782^nd most popular surname with an estimated 37,305 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name McIntyre is ranked the 346^th most popular surname with an estimated 13,171 people with that name. 2 And in Australia, the name McIntyre is the 282^nd popular surname with an estimated 12,368 people with that name. 3 New Zealand ranks McIntyre as 210^th with 2,686 people. 4 The United Kingdom ranks McIntyre as 578^th with 11,314 people. 5

Migration of the McIntyre family to Ireland

Some of the McIntyre family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McIntyre migration to the United States +

Numerous Scottish settlers settled along the east coast of the colonies that would become the United States and Canada. Others traveled to the open country of the west. At the time of the American War of Independence, some remained in the United States, while those who remained loyal to the crown went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The highland games and Clan societies that sprang up across North America in the 20th century have helped many Scots to recover parts of their lost traditions. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first McIntyres to arrive in North America:

McIntyre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Finlow McIntyre, who landed in Maryland in 1716 6
Christian McIntyre, who arrived in New York in 1738 6
Dugald McIntyre, who landed in New York in 1739 6
Nicholas McIntyre, who arrived in New York in 1739 6
Nicolas McIntyre, who arrived in New York in 1739 6
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McIntyre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hugh McIntyre, who arrived in America in 1802 6
A C McIntyre, aged 20, who arrived in Georgia in 1812 6
William McIntyre, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1815 6
William W McIntyre, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1815-1818 6
Mark McIntyre, who arrived in New York in 1822 6
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McIntyre Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

George McIntyre, who arrived in Arkansas in 1901 6
Charles McIntyre, who landed in Arkansas in 1903 6
Mrs. Constance F. Mcintyre, (b. 1871), aged 34, Cornish settler, from Newquay, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Cedric" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 3rd November 1905 en route to Faison, North Carolina, USA 7
Mr. Laurence F. Mcintyre, (b. 1902), aged 3, Cornish settler, from Newquay, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Cedric" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 3rd November 1905 en route to Faison, North Carolina, USA 7

McIntyre migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McIntyre Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Angus McIntyre U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 8
Mr. Archibald McIntyre U.E. who settled in Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1784 8
Mr. Daniel McIntyre U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 8
Mr. Donald McIntyre U.E. who settled in Didgeguash, Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1784 8
Mr. Duncan McIntyre U.E. who settled in St. Andrews, Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1784 8
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

McIntyre Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

John McIntyre, aged 19, who landed in Canada in 1811
Jo McIntyre, who landed in Canada in 1812
John McIntyre, Scottish settler who arrived in Churchill in 1812 before arriving in the Red River, Canada in 1814
John McIntyre, who landed in Canada in 1813
John McIntyre, who landed in Churchill Factory, Canada in 1813
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McIntyre migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

McIntyre Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Daniel Mcintyre, Irish convict who was convicted in Limerick, Ireland for life, transported aboard the "Boyd" on 10th March 1809, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1827 9
Miss Mary Mcintyre, (Mcintire), (b. 1772), aged 41, Irish convict who was convicted in Cork, Ireland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Catherine" on 8th December 1813, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 10
Mr. John McIntyre, Scottish convict who was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland, transported aboard the "Atlas" on 16th January 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 11
Miss Isabella Mcintyre, (b. 1788), aged 30, Irish servant who was convicted in Antrim, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 26th July 1818, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 12
Mr. James McIntyre, English convict who was convicted in Cumbria (Cumberland), England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 27th May 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 13
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McIntyre migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

McIntyre Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

J R McINTYRE, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
Mr. John Mcintyre, British settler, as the 2nd Detachment of New Zealand Corps of Royal New Zealand Fencibles travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Minerva" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 8th October 1847 14
A. McIntyre, Jr., Scottish settler travelling from Greenock aboard the ship "Robert Henderson" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 9th February 1858 15
A. McIntyre, Scottish settler travelling from Greenock aboard the ship "Robert Henderson" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 9th February 1858 15
Mrs. Hughina McIntyre, Scottish settler with 3 daughters travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Robert Henderson" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 3rd September 1860 15
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Contemporary Notables of the name McIntyre (post 1700) +

Prudence Ann McIntyre (1945-2023), American singer, known professionally as Patience and Prudence, she was active from 1956 to 1964
Vonda Neel McIntyre (1948-2019), American science fiction writer and biologist, best known for her novel Dreamsnake (1978), winner of the 1978 Nebula Award, the 1979 Hugo Award, and the 1979 Locus Poll Award
Brigadier-General Andrew Frank McIntyre (1892-1974), American Chief of Railroad Section, War Department General Staff (1942-1946) 16
Christine Cecilia McIntyre (1911-1984), American actress who appeared in many Three Stooges movies
Lance Terrell McIntyre (b. 1977), American professional basketball player
Vonda Neel McIntyre (b. 1948), American science fiction author
James McIntyre (1857-1937), American vaudeville and theatrical actor
James Francis Aloysius McIntyre (1886-1979), American Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1948 to 1970, and was created a cardinal in 1953
Ian McIntyre (1930-2014), Scottish BBC Radio producer, journalist, broadcaster and author
Robert MacGregor McIntyre (1928-1962), Scottish five-time Grand Prix motorcycle racer
... (Another 14 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the McIntyre family +

Empress of Ireland

Mr. Kenneth A. McIntyre (1889-1914), Canadian Second Class Passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who survived the sinking on the Empress of Ireland 17

Halifax Explosion

Mr. Charles B. McIntyre (1863-1917), Canadian resident from Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 18

HMS Dorsetshire

Norman Glen Mcintyre (d. 1945), British Able Seaman aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 19

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Peter Mcintyre, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 20

Ibrox disaster

Alexander McIntyre (1942-1971), Scottish football supporter, from Renfrewshire who was at the Ibrox disaster on 2nd January 1971 when a human crush among the crowd killed 66 and injured 200 people he died of his injuries 21

Mount Mulligan Mine

Duncan A. McIntyre, Australian coal miner who was killed in the Mount Mulligan Mine explosion in 1921

St. Francis Dam

Mr. Ashbury Clark McIntyre, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928

The McIntyre Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Per ardua
Motto Translation: Through difficulties.

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
"UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/Boyd
Convict Records of Australia (Retreived 2nd January 2021, retreived from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/catherine
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th July 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atlas
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2013, February 12) Andrew McIntyre. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/McIntyre/Andrew_Frank/USA.html
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
Force Z Survivors HMS Dorsetshire Crew List, (Retrieved 2018, February 13th), https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listdorsetshirecrew.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
Bradford City Football Club In memory (retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/club/in-memoriam/