Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TEAR
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
JNIAC TEAR. A contraction of MacAteer or Mac Anteer (in Irish, 3fac an t'aoir. " the son of a Carpenter." Ulster Journ. of Arclipeology, No. 20.
Surname type: From given name or forename
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Ireland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic