McCrae Surname

79,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

McCrae 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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McCrae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3781:107,30011,750
Canada1,1651:31,6274,111
Australia1,0441:25,8583,520
Scotland8171:6,5531,027
England6521:85,4579,364
Jamaica1961:14,6431,425
New Zealand1901:23,8334,174
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Wales211:147,35910,403
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
France61:11,070,454349,096
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belize11:355,4743,977
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7311:5,121788
England581:420,26524,785
Wales81:196,0527,186
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

McCrae (49) may also be a first name.

McCrae 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)

McCrae Last Name Facts

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

McCrae occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCrae? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,794th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,192,529 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of McCrae live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,378 people, or 1 in 107,300. In The United States McCrae is most numerous in: New York, where 10 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

McCrae Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCrae has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCrae surname increased 864 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 34 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCrae Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCrae last name are 6.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCrae earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.39% more than the national average, earning R 587,904 per year; in United States they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $38,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $51,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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MacCrae92143/
McRae9136,230/
McCra9141/
McCray8332,092/
MacRae8316,932/
McCrea8310,056/
McCree833,838/
McCrey83117/
Mcraye8324/
McKrae833/
MacCra830/
McRa802/
MacCreaey801/
MacCrea7786/
MacCree7739/
Maccrez7733/
MacCray7726/
McCrray772/
Macraea771/
MacKrae770/
McRee732,504/
Macre732,296/
McRay731,377/
Macra73995/
McRea73435/
McRoe7331/
McRey7313/
Mocre733/
McRei731/
McCro731/
McRai730/
McRie730/
McCreary7111,586/
MacCrach710/
Macrez671,318/
MacRea67778/
McCroy67523/
Mascre67449/
Macret67418/
Macray67183/
MacRes67136/
MacRie67101/
McKray6796/
MacCri6769/
Mocrei6764/
MacRee6759/
Macrey6737/
MacCraith6729/
Macras6727/
Mackre6718/
Maccreath6716/
Mocret6710/
Macraj678/
Macrei678/
MacRoe674/
MacRai674/
McRhea673/
Mocrey673/
Maccreesh673/
MacCry672/
MacCreech672/
Macrau672/
MacRer671/
Mckrey671/
Mocray671/
MacKra671/
Mokrae671/
Macreu671/
Moucra671/
Moscre671/
Mockra671/

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