The story
- Irish · derived fromMac Oitir“son of Oitir”
- English todayMcCotter
Anlgicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Oitir (“son of Oitir”), Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Óttar, composed of the elements ótti (“fear”) + herr (“army”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.