MacRee Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Uruguay

MacRee 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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MacRee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

MacRee 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)

MACCRAE: The son of the king.

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

MacRee Last Name Facts

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

MacRee is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacRee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname MacRee occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of MacRee live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England MacRee is primarily found in: Essex, where 53 percent are found, Shropshire, where 23 percent are found and Surrey, where 7 percent are found. Other than England it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 10 percent are found.

MacRee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacRee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacRee surname grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacRee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States MacRee are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

MacRee earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% less than the national average, earning $32,214 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mackree925/
MacReed921/
MacHree920/
McRee912,504/
Macre912,296/
Macshree861/
MacReesh860/
MacRae8316,932/
McCree833,838/
Macrez831,318/
MacRea83778/
Mascre83449/
Macret83418/
MacRes83136/
MacRie83101/
Macrey8337/
Machre8334/
Masree8322/
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Macrei838/
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MacRer831/
Macreu831/
Mazree831/
Maccreesh803/
MacCreech802/
Mascret77809/
MacCrae77143/
MacCrea7786/
Mackrey7781/
Mascrez7755/
MacKres7748/
Maccrez7733/
Matsree7716/
Mascres7712/
Macqret7712/
Macrett7710/
Masreet778/
Madkree775/
MacKrie774/
Maisree774/
Mackrea773/
Maacres772/
Mashree772/
Mascrey772/
MacReid771/
Maskree771/
Maachre771/
MacRowe771/
Machrea771/
Masreeh771/
Machrer771/
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Macrrez771/
Masrees771/
Mahsree771/
Madsree771/
MacKrae770/
Mayscre770/
McRae7336,230/
Macri7322,018/
Masre731,643/
Macra73995/
McRea73435/
Makre73270/
MacRy7390/
Majre7328/
McRey7313/
Macrí7310/
Macră738/
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Macré736/
Mocre733/
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Macrî731/
McRie730/
MacReath7130/
Mazrooee714/
Maishree711/
Mashreer711/
Macquhre711/
Madkhree711/
MacKrett710/
McCrea6710,056/
McCrae676,111/
Macris671,587/
Machry671,073/
Masrey67421/
Macrii67251/
Machreich67216/
Masrie67186/
Macray67183/
Massre67182/
McCrey67117/
Makhre6777/
Machri6776/
MacCri6769/
Mocrei6764/
Mascré6751/
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MacRoy6742/
Maskre6741/
Macriş6732/
Mcraye6724/
Macriz6720/
Masret6716/
Maccreath6716/
Mazreh6713/
Makreh6712/
Mashre6711/
Mackreath6711/
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Makrez6710/
Makrei6710/
Mazrie6710/
Mocret6710/
Madjre678/
Macraj678/
Macrio676/
Mhasre675/
MacKri675/
Masrea675/
MacRai674/
Matsre674/
Masrei674/
Makkre674/
MacRij674/
Mackry674/
Mackré673/
Mocrey673/
McRhea673/
Maasre672/
MacCry672/
Mascri672/
Makrea672/
Macrau672/
Maisre672/
Maqure671/
Majhre671/
Majjre671/
Mauzre671/
Maajre671/
Measre671/
Mckrey671/
MacKra671/
Macrys671/
Maszre671/
Maucry671/
Maycry671/
Mashreesh671/
Mashrehet671/
Macriì671/
Macriș671/
Maacri671/
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Macrhi671/
Majres670/
MacCra670/

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