MacReadie Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

MacReadie Surname Definition:

MACCREADIE, Maccreaddie, Maccredie: Variants of Machedie, which see. The name is found in Galloway, 1684 (Parish): McCreedie, McKredy, McRadie, McReadie, McReady, McReddie, McRedie, and shortened to Credie. Andrew M'Creddy was provost of Stranraer before the middle of the eighteenth century.

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MacReadie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1831:147,51715,697
England661:844,21344,691
Scotland211:254,94412,577
United States91:40,273,215872,126
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

MacReadie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCREADIE, Maccreaddie, Maccredie: Variants of Machedie, which see. The name is found in Galloway, 1684 (Parish): McCreedie, McKredy, McRadie, McReadie, McReady, McReddie, McRedie, and shortened to Credie. Andrew M'Creddy was provost of Stranraer before the middle of the eighteenth century.

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

MACREDIE: (Ayrshire), Macreadie (Galloway), Macready, Maccredie. The Macredies of Peirceton, Ayrshire, ere originally from Ireland (in 1720) says Robertson (Ayr Fam., II, p. 70). The first of the family connected with Peirceton was Andrew Macredie, provost of Stranrawer, and originally from Ireland, who perchased the estate from Sir Robert Barclay, last of the family of Peirceton, in 1720 (ibid. ). Woulfe explains the name as MacRiada, 'son of Riada.'

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

MacReadie Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacReadie is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacReadie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 937,786th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 65 percent of MacReadie reside; 65 percent reside in Australasia and 65 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 147,517. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 72 percent reside, New South Wales, where 16 percent reside and Tasmania, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Australia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

MacReadie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

MacReadie earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.9% more than the national average, earning $72,016 USD per year.

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