Mateer Surname
Approximately 2,413 people bear this surname
Mateer Surname Definition:
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.
Read More About This SurnameMateer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,603 | 1:226,113 | 21,849 |
| Northern Ireland | 285 | 1:6,474 | 1,166 |
| England | 202 | 1:275,832 | 21,591 |
| Australia | 112 | 1:241,033 | 22,440 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Ireland | 48 | 1:98,103 | 5,309 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 298 | 1:14,865 | 1,906 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 385 | 1:130,438 | 12,506 |
Mateer (17) may also be a first name.
Mateer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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.
Mateer Demographics
Mateer Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Mateer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mateer occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 177,322nd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,020,118 people. Mateer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Mateer are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 17 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,603 people, or 1 in 226,113. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Illinois, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 12 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Mateer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mateer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mateer last name grew 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,525 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 84 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mateer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mateer last name are 22.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.6% registered with the political party.
The amount Mateer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning $40,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.75% more than the national average, earning $61,483 CAD per year.
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