A Scottish surname meaning 'son of the carpenter' or 'son of the wright'.
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an tSaoir, literally meaning 'son of the craftsman/carpenter'. The name combines Mac (son of) with saor (craftsman, carpenter), showing the Gaelic tradition of occupational surnames.
McIntyre represents the beautiful linguistic archaeology of Scottish surnames, where ancient Gaelic occupational terms were preserved through family names long after the original language faded from daily use. The name's various spellings (McIntire, MacIntyre) reflect different anglicization attempts of the original Gaelic sounds.
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