MacCrae Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

MacCrae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacCrae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Canada481:767,61660,775
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

MacCrae Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacCrae Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name MacCrae occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacCrae? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,478,479th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. MacCrae is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of MacCrae reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States MacCrae is mostly found in: California, where 21 percent reside, Ohio, where 17 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

MacCrae Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacCrae has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacCrae Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States MacCrae are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

The amount MacCrae earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.92% less than the national average, earning R 100,008 per year; in United States they earn 17.58% less than the national average, earning $35,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $51,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacRae9216,932/
McCrae926,111/
MacCreaey881/
MacCrea8686/
MacCree8639/
MacCray8626/
Macraea861/
MacKrae860/
McRae8336,230/
McCray7732,092/
MacRea77778/
Macray77183/
McCrey77117/
MacRie77101/
MacRee7759/
Macrey7737/
Mcraye7724/
Macraj778/
Macrei778/
MacRoe774/
MacRai774/
McKrae773/
Macrau772/
Mecrae772/
Macreu771/
MacCraith7529/
Maccreath7516/
Mackrey7181/
Macrayo7138/
Mackraj7126/
Macruha7117/
Mackray718/
Mackree715/
Makrahe714/
MacKrie714/
Mackrea713/
Mascrey712/
McCrray712/
Macraio711/
MacRowe711/
MacReid711/
Macraut711/
Macraya711/
Mascrau711/
MacReay710/
McRay671,377/
McRoe6731/
MacReath6730/
McRey6713/
MacRaith673/
Makrayeh672/
MacRaois671/
McRei671/
McRai670/

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MacCrae Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacCrae
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis