MacCraith Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacCraith Surname Definition:

For Mac Kaith (Celtic) Son of Rath = Grace or Luck

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MacCraith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:204,7368,142
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

MacCraith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Mac Kaith (Celtic) Son of Rath = Grace or Luck

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

First written as MacCraith in the Kingdom of Thomond located in northern Munster, Ireland. It derives from Mac or Mc meaning 'son of' and craith or grath meaning 'divinity' or 'grace'. The two origins create the eloquent amalgamation of 'son of grace'.

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MacCraith Last Name Facts

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

MacCraith has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacCraith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of MacCraith live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in Ireland, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 204,736. In Ireland MacCraith is most frequent in: Munster, where 96 percent live and Leinster, where 4 percent live. Other than Ireland MacCraith exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

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MacRath885/
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MacCrate8228/
MacKrith821/
MacCrach820/
McRath80256/
MacCri8069/
MacRai804/
MacCra800/
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MacCrae75143/
MacCrea7586/
MacCray7526/
MacRate7524/
Macreth753/
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MacRoth750/
Macri7122,018/
Macra71995/
Mackreth71119/
McCra7141/
Makraite7110/
MacKradt711/
McRai710/
McCray6732,092/
MacRae6716,932/
McCrea6710,056/
McCrae676,111/
Macris671,587/
Makrai671,025/
MacRea67778/
Makrat67429/
Macret67418/
Macrii67251/
Macray67183/
MacRie67101/
Makrit6772/
Macriş6732/
Makrah6731/
Macras6727/
Macriz6720/
Macraj678/
Macrei678/
Macrio676/
MacKri675/
MacRij674/
Maccreesh673/
Macrau672/
McRuth672/
MacCreech672/
MacCry672/
Mascri672/
MacKrautz671/
Matcri671/
Maqrai671/
MacKra671/
Macriì671/
Macriș671/
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