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    The surname McAtee

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,739 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M230

    McAtee: #7,061 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McAtee #7,061, 4,739 people McAtee: #7,061 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McAtee #7,061, 4,739 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAtee is more common than 95.6% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac an tSaoi (“son of the sage”), from saoi (“sage”).

    McAtee is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,739 people named McAtee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,150 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,657.

    #7,061
    rank among US surnames
    4,739
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #6,688)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,057Propst4,74365,095
    #7,059Maze4,74265,109
    #7,060Edgerton4,74065,136
    #7,061Wittman4,73965,150

    Who is named McAtee

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named McAtee identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McAtees

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Allison McAtee
      American actress and model, born 1980

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McAtee come from?
    Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac an tSaoi (“son of the sage”), from saoi (“sage”).
    How common is the surname McAtee?
    4,739 people in the United States had the surname McAtee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,150 Americans. It ranked 7,061st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McAtee?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named McAtee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McAtee?
    Allison McAtee, American actress and model.
    Where is the surname McAtee most common?
    Wikidata records people named McAtee in the United States.
    What type of surname is McAtee?
    McAtee is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McAtee getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,739 in 2010, up 1.8%.