McCraight Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McCraight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCraight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McCraight Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCraight occurs most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McCraight click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCraight? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of McCraight live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 31 percent are found, Greater London, where 27 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 23 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

McCraight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCraight has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCraight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McCraight surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

McCraight earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McRaight941/
McCraght940/
McCrieght899/
McChright890/
McCreiight841/
McCreightt840/
McReight8238/
McKright821/
McCraige821/
McCreght820/
Mscreight781/
McCreighs780/
McKreight780/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCraight
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