McAtear Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
McAtear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 112 | 1:47,802 | 4,201 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 55 | 1:68,058 | 4,042 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
McAtear Demographics
McAtear Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McAtear Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McAtear Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McAtear is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McAtear? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,348,199th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of McAtear live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 47,802. In Scotland it is most common in: Renfrewshire, where 30 percent reside, West Dunbartonshire, where 20 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Scotland McAtear is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.
McAtear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McAtear has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McAtear Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McAtear last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAttear | 93 | 0 | / |
| McAter | 92 | 3 | / |
| McAtar | 92 | 0 | / |
| Mchater | 86 | 155 | / |
| McAtier | 86 | 28 | / |
| McAster | 86 | 12 | / |
| McCater | 86 | 10 | / |
| McAtter | 86 | 6 | / |
| McAterr | 86 | 6 | / |
| McEater | 86 | 0 | / |
| McAteir | 86 | 0 | / |
| McQuater | 80 | 207 | / |
| Mchaiter | 80 | 17 | / |
| McAuster | 80 | 6 | / |
| McCateer | 80 | 5 | / |
| McEaster | 80 | 3 | / |
| McAtteer | 80 | 2 | / |
| McAister | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCatter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mchatter | 80 | 1 | / |
| McSatter | 80 | 1 | / |
| McAhster | 80 | 1 | / |
| McSather | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCather | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCaeter | 80 | 0 | / |
| McGather | 80 | 0 | / |
| McAuthar | 80 | 0 | / |
| Msatar | 77 | 2 | / |
| McAtre | 77 | 1 | / |
| McQuatter | 75 | 11 | / |
| McKeather | 75 | 4 | / |
| McCauster | 75 | 4 | / |
| McGaither | 75 | 1 | / |
| McAuthaur | 75 | 1 | / |
| McKaister | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKaither | 75 | 0 | / |
| McQuaster | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCasster | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCahster | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mkaater | 71 | 4 | / |
| McOtter | 71 | 4 | / |
| McGauthiar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mquater | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mkhater | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkhatar | 71 | 1 | / |
| McOster | 71 | 0 | / |
| McAtire | 71 | 0 | / |
| McEuter | 71 | 0 | / |
| McAtyre | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKether | 67 | 24 | / |
| McCoster | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mckieter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrzatahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| McIatyre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcgotter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkhateir | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCooter | 67 | 1 | / |
| McSooter | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKetter | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGothar | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGouter | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCottar | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McAtear
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