MacRea Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

MacRea Surname Definition:

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.

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MacRea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6781:29,6133,791
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Moldova201:178,06817,570
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England61:9,286,343223,652
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

MacRea (20) may also be a first name.

MacRea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.e. non-conforming) in parish of Carsfern, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 575), and William McKrie was flesher in Dunbar, 1688 (ibid., XIII, p. 248). Allan McKree, 'surgan' in Ayr, was admitted burgess of Prestwick, 1733 (Prestwick, p. 91). Macra 1631, McKra 1699, and in 1684: McCraie, McCrea, McCree, McKrae, McKrie, McRae (Parish).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

“Son of Grace” in Gaelic (Nacrath).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

MACCRAE: The son of the king.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

MacRea Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacRea has its highest incidence in Romania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacRea? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,082nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of MacRea live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 20 people.

MacRea is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 678 people, or 1 in 29,613. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Sibiu County, where 55 percent live, Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 14 percent live and Călărași County, where 14 percent live. Besides Romania this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Moldova, where 3 percent live.

MacRea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacRea has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacRea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

MacRea earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year.

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Machrea921/
Macre912,296/
Macra91995/
McRea91435/
MacReath8630/
MacRae8316,932/
McCrea8310,056/
Macrez831,318/
Mascre83449/
Macret83418/
Macray83183/
MacRes83136/
Machra83130/
MacRie83101/
MacRee8359/
Macrey8337/
Machre8334/
Macras8327/
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Macrei838/
Macraj838/
MacRai834/
MacRoe834/
McRhea833/
Makrea832/
Macrau832/
MacRer831/
MacKra831/
Macreu831/
MacCra830/
Maccreath8016/
Mackreath8011/
McRa802/
MacCreaey801/
Mascret77809/
Machraa77452/
MacHray77318/
MacCrae77143/
Mackrey7781/
Mascrez7755/
MacKres7748/
MacCree7739/
Macrayo7738/
Maccrez7733/
Mocreia7730/
Mackraj7726/
MacCray7726/
Macruha7717/
MacKraz7714/
Mascres7712/
Macqret7712/
Macrett7710/
Mackray778/
Machrah776/
MacRath775/
Makreas775/
Mackree775/
MacKrie774/
Mazreha774/
Maacres772/
Mascrey772/
MacReid771/
Makreya771/
Maicria771/
MacReed771/
Maachre771/
MacRowe771/
Machraj771/
Macraio771/
Macraut771/
Macraya771/
Macrrez771/
Majchra771/
Mascrau771/
MacHree770/
MacKrae770/
Mascrap770/
Mayscre770/
McRae7336,230/
Macri7322,018/
Makra732,619/
McRee732,504/
McRay731,377/
Mazra73451/
Makre73270/
MacRy7390/
McCra7341/
McRoe7331/
McRey7313/
Macrí7310/
Macră738/
Mazre736/
Macré736/
Mocre733/
Maqra732/
McRei731/
Macrî731/
McRie730/
McRai730/
McCreary7111,586/
Maichrye7132/
MacRaith713/
Machraju713/
MacKradt711/
Macshree711/
Macquhre711/
Mahachra711/
MacReesh710/
MacCrach710/
MacKrett710/
McCray6732,092/
McCrae676,111/
McCree673,838/
Makria672,741/
Macris671,587/
Machry671,073/
Makrai671,025/
Makraz67380/
Macrii67251/
Makray67223/
McCrey67117/
Makhre6777/
Machri6776/
MacCri6769/
Mocrei6764/
Mazrai6761/
Mascré6751/
Mazraa6751/
Makraç6751/
Makrey6750/
MacRoy6742/
Maskre6741/
Macriş6732/
Makrah6731/
MacCraith6729/
Mcraye6724/
Macriz6720/
Makrya6716/
Makrra6715/
Mazreh6713/
Makreh6712/
Mazrah6711/
Makrez6710/
Makrei6710/
Maikra6710/
Mazrie6710/
Mocret6710/
Makrau679/
Mazray679/
Macrio676/
MacKri675/
Magkra675/
Maakra675/
Matsre674/
Maqura674/
Makkre674/
MacRij674/
Mackry674/
Mackré673/
Mocrey673/
Maccreesh673/
Makreo673/
Mazzra672/
MacCreech672/
MacCry672/
Mascri672/
Maqure671/
Mauzre671/
MacKrautz671/
Mckrey671/
Maqrai671/
Mocray671/
Mocrehead671/
Macrys671/
Maucry671/
Maukra671/
Maycry671/
Macriì671/
Macriș671/
Maacri671/
Maqraj671/
Makhra671/
Makrha671/
Moucra671/
Moscre671/
Mocria671/
Mgakra671/
Machrè671/
Macrou671/
Makraa671/
Makrie671/
Mazree671/
Mauqra671/
Matcri671/
Maicri671/
Macrhi671/

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