MacIntyre Family Crest & Name History

If your family name is MacIntyre, its origin lies with McIntyre, a long-established Scottish surname. The name is usually explained as “Son of the carpenter”.

• MacIntyre is listed among the recognised spellings of McIntyre.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the MacIntyre surname had 2,774 bearers.
• The same family of names includes McIntire and McEntire.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to McIntyre and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your MacIntyre family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.