McCracken Surname

17,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCracken Surname Definition:

MACCRACKAN, Maccracken, Maccrachen, Maccraken: An old Galloway surname. Various explanations have been given of the origin of this name, the most likely of which is that it is "nothing but a variant owing to the action of two well-known dialectal processes of the name Macnauchton," q.

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McCracken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,7261:14,0891,757
Australia2,6591:10,1531,506
Canada2,6151:14,0902,080
England1,9641:28,3703,833
Northern Ireland1,6981:1,087215
Scotland1,4961:3,579630
New Zealand7311:6,1951,040
Ireland1731:27,2192,505
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
Wales491:63,1545,613
France231:2,887,944200,772
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Finland91:610,74534,002
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3251:3,343610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland9161:4,086658
England3561:68,4707,747
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7371:10,6011,389

McCracken (32) may also be a first name.

McCracken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRACKAN, Maccracken, Maccrachen, Maccraken: An old Galloway surname. Various explanations have been given of the origin of this name, the most likely of which is that it is "nothing but a variant owing to the action of two well-known dialectal processes of the name Macnauchton," q.v, Settlements from Argyll into Galloway were made about the middle of the eighth century and later, and Watson has pointed out that with regard to dedications in Galloway that there was a close connection between this region and Kintyre. Blaan, Donnan, Faolan, Mochoe, Brigid, Columkille, are common to both districts and he adds "this is likely to be more than a coincidence" (1, p. 171,179). Michael Makcraken was a follower of the earl of Cassilis respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Gilbert M'Crekane was burgess of Wigtown, and Michael M'Crekane notary public there, 1536, and burgess, 1546 (Laing, 408; RMS., IV, 80). John M'Crekane was vicar of Sorbie, 1536, notary public in Wigtown, 1539 (RMS., III, 1970), and commissary of Fames and Rennys, 1542-45 (ibid., 3163). John Makcrakane in Wigtoun had a respite for art and part of the breking of Adam Ahannay, 1540 (RSS., II, 3299). Neil Dow McCraikane in Achonacone was town officer of Wigtown, 1628 (RPC., II, p. 283). Dr. Henry Noble McCracken is president of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York State. McCraccan, McKraken, and McKeracken 1684 (Parish), Makcarkan 1500, McCrekan 1564, McKrachin 1607; M'Craken, M'Crokane, M'Krekane. Macfarlane (Am Briathrachan beag) explains the name as from Gaelic MacFhraingein, 'son of Franklin.'

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

(Celtic) apparently for Mac Carra- chan = Son of Carrachan. Carrochan is a diminutive of Carrach, ‘rough - faced’ [M’Alpine (Gaelic Dict.) defines carrachan as ‘a little, old-fashioned fellow’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic) apparently for Mac Carra- chan = Son of Carrachan. Carrochan is a diminutive of Carrach, ‘rough - faced’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Neachtan (the pure one).

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

McCracken Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCracken is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCracken? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCracken is the 17,008th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 223,353 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of McCracken live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. McCracken is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 32 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 25,726 people, or 1 in 14,089. In The United States McCracken is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

McCracken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCracken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCracken last name increased 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 552 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCracken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCracken are 18.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCracken earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.57% more than the national average, earning 486,482 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.09% more than the national average, earning R 418,464 per year; in United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $52,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCracken95507/
Mackcracken909/
McCrackin891,321/
MacCraken8924/
MacRacken8920/
MacCrachen840/
McRackan8232/
MacRaken822/
MacCrakin7812/
MacRackin781/
MacCrisken742/
MacRakin710/
MacCraiking700/
Makrickienė607/
Mokreckienė601/
Matkroken561/

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