McAteer

English

Alternative forms

• McTeer, McTier, Minteer

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an tSaoir (“son of the craftsman”), from saor (“craftsman”).

Proper noun

McAteer (plural McAteers)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McAteer is the 14148^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2124 individuals. McAteer is most common among White (96.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAteer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.

Anagrams

• ceramet, cremate, meercat