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name McAtee has it's roots in Ireland. Originating in counties Armagh and Monaghan in the historic province of Ulster. In Gaelic, it is spelled Mac an t'Saoi, meaning "Son of the Sage, (or Scholar)". The word saoi is used to denote a scholar or simply a cultured person, and the word mac always means son. Mc is an abbreviation of Mac. Other anglicized spellings of this name are MacAtee, MacEntee, MacYntie, & MacEtye. McIntyre or MacIntyre is however, a form of McAteer (Mac an t'Saoir), meaning "Son of the Carpenter". It is believed by some that these two names may be related.

This information was found in the following books; "The
Surnames of Ireland" and "More Irish Families" AUTHOR: Edward MacLysaght
Dr. Edward MacLysaght (1887-1986) served as Cheif Herald and Genealogical Officer of the Irish Office of Arms.
He was also keeper of the Manuscripts at the National Library of Ireland and was Chairman of the Manuscripts Commission.

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Ulster: A historic province of Ireland. It includes nine counties: Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan, currently in the Republic of Ireland; and the former counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone, now constituting the whole of Brittish ruled Northern Ireland, which is sometimes called Ulster. The part of Ulster included in the Republic of Ireland forms a province of the same name. Map of Ireland (origin of the name McAtee)

Map of Ireland (origin of the name McAtee)