McIntosh (surname)

M'Intosh, McIntosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh, or Mackintosh (Gaelic: Mac an Tòisich) is a Scottish surname, originating from the Clan Mackintosh. Mac an Tòisich means (son of) leader/chief.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan McIntosh (born 1939), Welsh footballer
• Alastair McIntosh (born 1955), Scottish writer, academic and activist
• Andrew Mackintosh (born 1960), actor in The Bill BBC series
• Andrew McIntosh (disambiguation), several people

• Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey (1933–2010), British Labour politician
• Andrew McIntosh (physicist) (born 1952), Professor of Thermodynamics and director of Truth in Science
• Andrew McIntosh (Australian politician) (born 1955)
• Andrew McIntosh (cricketer) (born 1980), from Papua New Guinea
• Andrew M. McIntosh, British academic psychiatrist

• Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey (1933–2010), British Labour politician
• Basil McIntosh, Bahamian politician
• Bradley McIntosh (born 1981), English-Jamaican singer with S Club 7
• Cameron Mackintosh (born 1946), British theatrical producer
• Carl W. McIntosh (1914–2009), American academic at Montana State University
• Charlach Mackintosh (1935–2019), British alpine skier
• Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), Scottish inventor
• Charles Henry Mackintosh (1820–1896), Irish preacher and Christian writer
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), Scottish architect and designer
• D. N. McIntosh (1822–1896), leader of Creek Confederate regiment in the U. S. Civil War
• David McIntosh (disambiguation), multiple people
• Donald McIntosh (1838–1876), Canadian-born officer in Custer's 7th Cavalry, killed at Little Big Horn
• Donald McIntosh (mathematician) (1868–1957), British mathematician
• Doug McIntosh (1945–2021), American basketball player
• E. E. B. Mackintosh (1880–1957), Director of the Science Museum, London
• Erick McIntosh (born 1987), American football player
• Ewart Alan Mackintosh (1893–1917), lieutenant in the British army during the First World War and a war poet
• Ewen MacIntosh (1973–2024), British actor
• Gavin MacIntosh (born 1999), American actor and model
• Gordon McIntosh (1925–2019), Australian politician
• Hamish McIntosh (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
• Harold Mackintosh, 1st Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax (1891–1964), son of confectioner John Mackintosh
• Harold V. McIntosh (1929–2015), American physicist working in Mexico
• Henry Macintosh (1892–1918), Scottish Olympic athlete
• Hugh McIntosh (disambiguation), multiple people
• James M. McIntosh (1828–1862), Confederate Army general in the American Civil War
• Jennifer McIntosh (born 1991), Scottish female sports shooter and Olympian
• John MacIntosh (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Mackintosh (disambiguation), multiple people
• John McIntosh (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kate Macintosh (born 1937), Scottish architect
• Kathaleeya McIntosh (born 1972), Thai–Scottish–Chinese actress, model and TV personality
• Ken Macintosh (born 1962), Scottish politician
• Ken Mackintosh (1919–2005), English bandleader
• Ken McIntosh, New Zealand rugby league coach
• Kenny McIntosh (born 2000), American football player
• Lachlan McIntosh (1725–1806), American Revolutionary War general and political leader
• Lonnie McIntosh (stage name Lonnie Mack) (1941-2016), American rock guitar pioneer
• Lorraine McIntosh (born 1964), Scottish singer with Deacon Blue
• Lucy Mackintosh (historian), New Zealand museum curator and historian
• Lucy Mackintosh (born 1956), co-owner of Lucy Mackintosh Contemporary Art Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Maggie McIntosh (born 1947), American politician from Maryland
• Malcolm McIntosh (disambiguation), several people

• Sir Malcolm McIntosh (public servant) (1945–2000), Australian scientist
• Sir Malcolm McIntosh (politician) (1888–1960), Australian politician
• Malcolm Mackintosh (1921–2011), intelligence analyst, Sovietologist
• Malcolm Beg Mackintosh, 10th of Mackintosh (died 1457), Scottish clan chief

• Marjorie McIntosh (born 1940), American historian of Great Britain
• Mary Susan McIntosh (1936–2013), British sociologist and feminist
• Murray McIntosh (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• Neil William George Macintosh, (1906–1977), Australian medical doctor and anthropologist, chair of the Council of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) from 1966 to 1974
• Pat McIntosh, Scottish mystery writer
• Pollyanna McIntosh (born 1979), Scottish actress, writer, and director
• R. J. McIntosh (born 1996), American football player
• Robert Mackintosh ('Red Rob', c. 1745–1807), Edinburgh music composer
• Robert Macintosh (1897–1989), first Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetics, Oxford
• Robert J. McIntosh (1922–2008), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Samantha McIntosh, showjumper and equestrian from New Zealand
• Sarah MacIntosh (born 1969), British diplomat
• Sheena Mackintosh (1928–2018), British alpine skier
• Stephanie McIntosh (born 1985), Australian singer
• Summer McIntosh (born 2006), Canadian Olympic swimmer and world record holder
• Susan McIntosh, American anthropologist and archaeologist
• Sylvester McIntosh (1934–2017), United States Virgin Islands musician
• Tammy MacIntosh (born 1970), Australian actress
• Tim McIntosh (baseball), American baseball player
• Tim McIntosh (cricketer), a New Zealand cricketer
• Thomas McIntosh (footballer) Scottish footballer
• Trudy McIntosh (born 1984), Australian artistic gymnast
• William M'Intosh (also spelt McIntosh) (1838–1931), Scottish physician and marine zoologist
• William McIntosh (1775–1825), Chief of the Lower Creek Indians
• William Priestly MacIntosh (1857–1930), Australian sculptor
• Willie McIntosh (actor) (born 1970), Thai–Scottish–Chinese actor, model and TV personality
• W. S. McIntosh (1921–1974), civil rights leader in Dayton, Ohio
• Winston Hubert McIntosh (1944–1987), better known as Peter Tosh, Jamaican reggae musician