McCraine Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

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

McCraine Surname Definition:

MACCRAIN, MaCchane: Gaelic Mac Crain, 'son of the pig-' The name of a long-lived family in Jura. The name also occurred in Islay in the seventeenth century, Murdoch M'Rayne held a kerrowran there in 1686 (Bk. Islay, p. 504). With the secondary genitive in -ich we have John M'Ranich gorme M'Kay in 1642, and Donald gorme M'Ranie choll of the same date and place, Ballinicill.

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McCraine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

McCraine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRAIN, MaCchane: Gaelic Mac Crain, 'son of the pig-' The name of a long-lived family in Jura. The name also occurred in Islay in the seventeenth century, Murdoch M'Rayne held a kerrowran there in 1686 (Bk. Islay, p. 504). With the secondary genitive in -ich we have John M'Ranich gorme M'Kay in 1642, and Donald gorme M'Ranie choll of the same date and place, Ballinicill. Martin (WI., p. 234) mentions one Gillouir Mack Crain in Jura who "liv'd to have kept one hundred and eighty Christmasses in his own house;" and a stone in the old burying ground of Inver-Lussa is inscribed: "Mary Mac Crain, died 1856, aged 128. Descendant of Gillour Mac Crain, who kept 180 Christmases in his own house, and who died in the reign of Charles I." compare the Border surnames Swine and Swinton.

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

Contracted from Mac Ciarain, ‘Ciaran’s Son.' (See Karran and Mylchraine.) It seems to be a purely Manx name, not being found elsewhere, except in the form Crane, which has probably quite a different origin.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McCraine Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCraine is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCraine? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCraine is the 828,895th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of McCraine are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McCraine is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 1,088,465. In The United States McCraine is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 21 percent reside, Alabama, where 15 percent reside and Mississippi, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

McCraine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCraine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCraine surname rose 1,110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCraine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McCraine last name are 22.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.61% being registered with the party.

McCraine earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.11% more than the national average, earning $50,099 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCrane93293/
McCrain93261/
McCraney882,082/
McCranie881,807/
MacCrane881/
MacCrain881/
MacRaine881/
McRane8618/
McCrin864/
McRine860/
Macraigne8280/
MacRainey821/
McCrone802,123/
McRaney80705/
McCrann80560/
McCroan80261/
Macrine8088/
MacRane8023/
McCrina8011/
Mocrane802/
Macrain801/
McCrene800/
McRan773/
McRin771/
MacRiner7525/
MacKrain7524/
MacCrann7512/
Macrineu7510/
Mackrine756/
Macriene751/
Mokraine751/
Makraine751/
MacRaney751/
MacRaner750/
Macrin7192/
MacCrehan7115/
McRina7114/
McRyan719/
MacCrahan713/
McRone713/
MacRan712/
Mocran710/
McRene710/
McRoan710/
Mokrane6721,273/
Macrina671,407/
Makrane67989/
Macrini67895/
Moqrane67141/
Macring6722/
Maqrane6720/
Macrang6715/
Mockrin6715/
Maccrim677/
Macrene676/
Mackrin674/
Macrinn672/
Mokrine672/
Macrran672/
Macrean672/
Makrine671/
Moocran671/
Macrion671/
Macrein671/
Mocrani671/
MacCrachen670/

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