MacCrea Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacCrea Surname Definition:

Mac Raith, Mac Craith A Scottish name, numerous in Ulster, akin etymologically to MacGrath. IF 165

MacCrea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

MacCrea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Raith, Mac Craith A Scottish name, numerous in Ulster, akin etymologically to MacGrath. IF 165

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic or Celtic-Teut.) Son of Rea, q.v. Also for Mac Crae = MacRae, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish, Scottish) Descendant of MacRaith (a given name, meaning son of grace or prosperity).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MacCrea Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacCrea has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacCrea? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacCrea is the 2,020,555th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname MacCrea occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of MacCrea reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 49 percent reside, New Jersey, where 33 percent reside and Iowa, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

MacCrea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacCrea surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

MacCrea earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCrea9210,056/
MacRea92778/
MacCra920/
Maccreath8816/
MacCreaey881/
MacCrae86143/
MacCree8639/
Maccrez8633/
MacCray8626/
Mackrea863/
Macre832,296/
Macra83995/
McRea83435/
McCra8341/
McCreary8011,586/
MacReath8030/
MacCrach800/
McCray7732,092/
MacRae7716,932/
McCrae776,111/
McCree773,838/
Macrez771,318/
Mascre77449/
Macret77418/
Macray77183/
MacRes77136/
McCrey77117/
MacRie77101/
MacCri7769/
MacRee7759/
Macrey7737/
Macras7727/
Mackre7718/
Macrei778/
Macraj778/
MacRai774/
MacRoe774/
McRhea773/
MacCry772/
Makrea772/
Macrau772/
MacRer771/
MacKra771/
Macreu771/
MacCraith7529/
Mackreath7511/
Maccreesh753/
MacCreech752/
McRa732/
Mascret71809/
Mackrey7181/
Mascrez7155/
MacKres7148/
Macrayo7138/
Mocreia7130/
Mackraj7126/
Macruha7117/
MacKraz7114/
Mascres7112/
Macqret7112/
Macrett7110/
Mackray718/
MacRath715/
Makreas715/
Mackree715/
MacKrie714/
McCrray712/
Maacres712/
Mascrey712/
MacReid711/
Makreya711/
Maicria711/
MacReed711/
MacRowe711/
Macraio711/
Macraut711/
Macraya711/
Macrrez711/
Mascrau711/
MacKrae710/
Mascrap710/
Mayscre710/
McRae6736,230/
Macri6722,018/
Makra672,619/
McRee672,504/
McRay671,377/
Makre67270/
MacRy6790/
McRoe6731/
McRey6713/
Macrí6710/
Macră678/
Macré676/
MacRaith673/
Mocre673/
MacChroi672/
Maqra672/
McCro671/
MacKradt671/
McRei671/
Macquhre671/
Macrî671/
McRie670/
MacReesh670/
MacKrett670/
McRai670/

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