Mcneair

Mcneair Meaning & Origin

About Mcneair
The surname Mcneair is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac an Fhìdhbhir, meaning "son of the deer herder." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a specific male ancestor who was involved in herding or hunting deer. The name Mcneair suggests a connection to nature and the outdoors, reflecting the ancestral occupation of the deer herder.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mcneair is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mcneair: 110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 149,395
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mcneair based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKNR
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M2506
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K N IY1 R
🌐 IPA
/mcneair*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKNR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M256

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mcneair in Braille

Here's how to represent Mcneair in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mcneair in braille

How to sign the name Mcneair using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mcneair using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mcneair in sign language

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