The McAtee surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,739 people carried this name — #7,061 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,657 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McAtee surname

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

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McAtee» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

McAtee in American newspapers,
1871–1909.

Newspaper page from Red Lodge Picket carrying the name McAtee
Red Lodge Picket 1901-08-09
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name McAtee
The Hattiesburg News 1909-01-13
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name McAtee
New Orleans Republican 1871-07-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,970 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McAtee in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1960s.

1,060 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McAtee. The most, 310, date from the 1930s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 4.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 512
Western Australia 437
New South Wales 70
Victoria 26
South Australia 8
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McAtee.

Who carried it

People named McAtee,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Waldo Lee McAtee 1883–1962 · ecologist
  • Norm McAtee 1921–2010 · ice hockey player
  • Bub McAtee 1845–1876 · baseball player
  • Charles D. McAtee 1928–2005 · military officer
  • Andrew McAtee 1888–1956 · association football coach
  • John Linus McAtee 1898–1963 · jockey

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named McAtee,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States390 records

390 records of the McAtee name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 190
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 76
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 42
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Don Jay McAtee

    Born 1948; from Castro Valley, California. U.S. Army, armor crewman; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Allen W. McAtee

    Born 1910 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1941 at Louisville, from Jefferson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1957, buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth McAtee

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Corean from Glasgow and Londonderry, aged 19; servant. From Scotland; bound for Pittsburgh.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 390 records for McAtee in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia20 records

20 records of the McAtee name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Elizabeth McAtee

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Margaret, arriving 1839; ticket of leave 1844.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann McAtee

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Mount Stuart Elphinstone, aged 22; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Terence McAtee

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Richard Webb, sailing from Kingston in 1841. Native of Dublin.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for McAtee in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the McAtee name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Lloyd McAtee

    Died 1980; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Eliza McAtee

    Born 1865 in Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William John McAtee

    Died 1937; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 5 records for McAtee in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the McAtee name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret McAtee

    Died 1904, aged 58; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. McAtee

    King's Own Scottish Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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