MacAteer Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:117,7235,959
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

MacAteer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacAteer Come From? nationality or country of origin

MacAteer occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacAteer? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacAteer is the 2,414,640th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of MacAteer are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 117,723. In Ireland MacAteer is mostly found in: Leinster, where 58 percent live, Ulster, where 40 percent live and Munster, where 3 percent live. Beside Ireland this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

MacAteer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacAteer has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the MacAteer surname increased 4,000 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacAteer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the MacAteer 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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