Teer Surname

124,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Teer Surname Definition:

A contraction of Mac Teer, a form of Mac Intyre, q.v.

Teer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5901:139,94614,573
Australia2981:90,59010,393
England2021:275,83221,591
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Northern Ireland1221:15,1232,057
Canada691:533,99444,923
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Libya161:390,2481,390
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
India131:59,005,029552,550
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Wales91:343,83718,086
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
China51:273,464,31313,838
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland961:46,1444,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

Teer (548) may also be a first name.

Teer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of Mac Teer, a form of Mac Intyre, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

From the French, Thier, Thiers; from the Dutch, Thier; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Teer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teer (Russian: Теер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teer is the 124,766th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,995,495 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Teer live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 359,856th most common first name world-wide, borne by 548 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,590 people, or 1 in 139,946. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 26 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and Louisiana, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Teer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Teer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Teer surname increased 1,131 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 311 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Teer last name is chiefly Catholic (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States Teer are 14.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Teer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.4% less than the national average, earning R 155,892 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning $46,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theer89483/
Teyer89333/
Teear89180/
Tejer89146/
Teuer8955/
Teere8937/
Teier8929/
Teerh891/
Te'er891/
Teetr891/
Tee8663,002/
Ter8617,958/
Theuer802,082/
Theyer80351/
Thheer8026/
Tegger8024/
Teeyor8022/
Tajeer8018/
Theier8017/
Taweer8013/
Te'ere8010/
Tegier808/
Teyere803/
Teiher803/
Tayeer802/
Thejer802/
Tejerp802/
Teejar802/
Tojeer801/
Toweer801/
Ttheer801/
Theere801/
Teeart801/
Teesrh801/
Tere755,024/
Ther753,240/
Teed753,224/
Taer752,307/
Tear752,241/
Tyer752,164/
Terp752,132/
Tier751,899/
Thee751,399/
Tees751,303/
Tuer75777/
Teez75521/
Teet75398/
Terr75328/
Teir75297/
Terh75281/
Tert75162/
Toer75155/
Terz7591/
Te'e7581/
Teur7545/
Teep7532/
Htee7515/
Tetr7511/
Tter7511/
Terd759/
Șter759/
Teea757/
Teae756/
Ttee755/
Tesr755/
Tehr754/
Hter752/
Dter752/
Teej751/
Teey751/
Tajgeer733/
Teeyere733/
Thgeier731/
Tejeere731/
Theyere731/
Teeyart731/
Teerthh731/
Tereher730/
Teehart730/
Te6753,305/
Tower679,006/
Thier675,591/
There674,020/
Teets673,860/
Terre673,670/
Tawer672,959/
Tauer672,888/
Tayer672,682/
Tajer672,398/
Teare672,366/
Toyer671,698/
Teyar671,207/
Touer67953/
Teetz67895/
Täger67835/
Tejor67539/
Tehar67497/
Tijer67379/
Tyoer67341/
Thear67180/
Tierz67161/
Therp67114/
Teire6789/
Teart6779/
Teyre6756/
Taier6755/
Tearr6752/
Tejar6750/
Teesh6737/
Their6731/
Theeß6727/
Tyjer6725/
Tuyer6722/
Theerová6720/
Tuerr6719/
Teije6719/
Hteej6716/
Dteur6716/
Theur6715/
Tiyer6715/
Tojer6715/
Tehge6713/
Therr6712/
Teest679/
Teehe678/
Teyor678/
Taerh678/
Teure677/
Terhe677/
Teiar676/
Toier675/
Theea675/
Tyier674/
Teior674/
Teard674/
Tiear673/
Terrt673/
Øther673/
Téger673/
Teeds672/
Tehed672/
Tesre672/
Tearz672/
Teeht672/
Terrh672/
Therd672/
Hteet672/
Ttees671/
Tejir671/
Hther671/
Toehr671/
Tooee671/
Ttere671/
Tujer671/
Teech671/
Teeys671/
Tesrt671/
Teess671/
Tuoee671/
Teeee671/
Htees671/
Táger671/
Teyur671/
Tehez671/
Terrz671/
Te'et671/
Teahr671/
Tuehr671/
Terzz671/
Thetr671/
Thaaweer671/
Tearh671/
Tehrz671/
Teetp671/
Dtert671/
Tearp670/
Theyr670/
Teedt670/
Teett670/
Teatr670/

Teer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teer in the Russian language
Теерteer-

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Teer Reference & Research

Teer FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Teer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Teer
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