MacAteer Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
MacAteer Surname Definition:
Mac an tSaoir An east Ulster name for which the Scottish MacIntyre is widely substituted. IF 12, 23
MacAteer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
MacAteer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac an tSaoir An east Ulster name for which the Scottish MacIntyre is widely substituted. IF 12, 23
Contracted from Mac-y-theyir, 'The Carpenter’s Son'.
‘Ciaran Mac-ak-tsair', a.d. 990.
‘The importance attached by the Act, 5 Ed. IV to the bearing of an English surname, soon induced many of the less distinguished Irish families, of the English Pale, and its vicinity, to translate or disguise their Irish names, so as to make them appear English; thus Mac-an-T-saor was altered to Carpenter.' Tear is much commoner in the north of the island than the south.
MacAteer Demographics
MacAteer Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacAteer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacAteer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname MacAteer occurs most in Ireland. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name MacAteer? popularity and diffusion
The last name MacAteer is the 2,414,640th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of MacAteer reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most numerous in Ireland, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 117,723. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 58 percent are found, Ulster, where 40 percent are found and Munster, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Ireland it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
MacAteer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of MacAteer has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the MacAteer surname rose 4,000 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
MacAteer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
MacAteer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.
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