McTair Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

McTair Surname Definition:

MACTEAR, Macteir, Mactier: Shortened forms of Macintyre, q. v. Mactyr, a priest in Iona, is in record in 1372. John Makter in Pennyghame was convicted of stouthreif, 1513 (Trials, I, p. 92), and another John McTeir was tenant in Moymore, Kynnarde, 1539 (ER.

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McTair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines231:4,898600
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

McTair Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACTEAR, Macteir, Mactier: Shortened forms of Macintyre, q. v. Mactyr, a priest in Iona, is in record in 1372. John Makter in Pennyghame was convicted of stouthreif, 1513 (Trials, I, p. 92), and another John McTeir was tenant in Moymore, Kynnarde, 1539 (ER., XVII, p. 672). Andro Makteir was 'servand to the maister clerk' in 1546 (ALHT., VIII, p. 488). John McTeyr, notary in Prestwick, 1551, may be John McTer who was made burgess in 1559 (Prestwick, p. 12, 61). Gilbert Maktyre had sasine of land in Bute in 1564 (ER., XIX p. 533), and another Gilbert Mactyre was portioner of Ballintail there in 1615 (Retours, Bute, 21). Catherine M'Teir was 'demit of witchcraft' in Dundonald, Ayrshire, 1602 (Paterson, I, p. 425), and John Mc tyre, tailor in Bute, was charmed by a witch for 'ane sore shoulder, ' 1662 (HP., III, p. 6). John M'Tire, exiled Covenanter from parish of Kirkmichael, drowned off Orkney, 1679 (Hanna, II, p. 253). McTere, McTire, Mteir.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACTEAR: A contraction of Mac Ateer or Mac Anteer (in Irish, Mac an t'aoir,) "the son of a Carpenter." Ulster Journ, of Archaeology, No. 20.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

McTair Last Name Facts

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

The last name McTair occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McTair? popularity and diffusion

The last name McTair is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 165 percent of McTair reside; 90 percent reside in Caribbean and 90 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States McTair is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 44 percent live, New York, where 37 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 58 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 30 percent live.

McTair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McTair has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McTair last name grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McTair Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McTair surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

McTair earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McTar915/
Moctar8313,011/
McTier83824/
McTeir83140/
Mactar8325/
Moctir832/
Mouctar772,459/
MacTier77283/
Mocktar77109/
Mocthar7756/
Mactear7737/
Moctard778/
MacTire778/
Mohctar776/
Moctare774/
Mauctar771/
MacTare771/
Moktair771/
Moctatr771/
Mmoctar771/
Mokhtair7110/
Moctayer7110/
Moucktar718/
Mouctard714/
Mouctare713/
Makhtair712/
Mockhtar711/
Mocthtar711/
Mokthair711/
Moktar676,876/
McTeer671,108/
Maktar67270/
Magtar6719/
Macter6714/
Moqtar6711/
Maqtar675/
Mogtar674/
Moukhtair673/
Mocter672/
Maktir672/
Moktir671/
Mokhtayir671/
Mouktayir671/
Mouckhtar671/

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