# McAteer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcateer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,124 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,148 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 145,360 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (2,040 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmækəˌtɪɚ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Minteer |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named McAteer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Masters, Master, McWaters, McCotter, McDermott, Masterson, Meister, Mistry, Mistretta, Mastrangelo, Mastroianni, McKittrick.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.