McAteer
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an tSaoir (“son of the craftsman”), from saor (“craftsman”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McAteer is the 14148th 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.
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