M'Crystal Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

M'Crystal Surname Definition:

As this name, is derived from the diminutive of Christopher it is more properly spelt MacChristal, but the form given above is now the more usual. It is seldom met outside Ulster. Woulfe says it is a Co.

Down name but in fact it belongs rather to Counties Armagh and Tyrone as modern birth registrations testify.

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M'Crystal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England61:9,286,343223,652
France21:33,211,361423,184

M'Crystal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

As this name, is derived from the diminutive of Christopher it is more properly spelt MacChristal, but the form given above is now the more usual. It is seldom met outside Ulster. Woulfe says it is a Co.

Down name but in fact it belongs rather to Counties Armagh and Tyrone as modern birth registrations testify.

The hearth money rolls of the 1660's record it in those counties and also Co. Derry, with one family in Co. Antrim. The name is of Scottish origin and was introduced into Ireland in the seventeenth century.

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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M'Crystal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name M'Crystal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname M'Crystal is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name M'Crystal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of M'Crystal live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 90 percent reside. Aside from South Africa M'Crystal exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 43 percent reside and England, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McHrystal890/
McCrystall8438/
McCristal7893/
McCrestal780/
McHrystol780/
McCrystol780/
McCristall74101/
McCriestal740/
McCristale740/
McRistol710/
McCristoll630/
McRitteill530/
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