McIntosh

See also: Mc Intosh, Mac Intosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh, macintosh, Mackintosh, and mackintosh

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/

Etymology 1

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

Proper noun

McIntosh (countable and uncountable, plural McIntoshes)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Washington County, Alabama.
    2. A town in Marion County, Florida.
    3. An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
    4. A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
    5. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
    6. A city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.
    7. An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
  3. A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.
Derived terms
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, McIntosh is the 819th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 42379 individuals. McIntosh is most common among White (69.76%) and Black/African American (23.8%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who discovered the original single tree in 1796.

Noun

McIntosh (plural McIntoshes)

  1. A cultivar of apple whose fruit has red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September.
    1. The fruit of this cultivar.
    2. The tree of this cultivar, which bears this fruit.
Synonyms

(cultivar):

  • McIntosh Red
  • Mac

(fruit):

  • McIntosh apple
  • McIntosh Red
  • Mac

(tree):

  • McIntosh apple tree
  • McIntosh tree
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