McCraith Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

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

McCraith Surname Definition:

MACCRAITH, Maccheath: Forms of Macrae, which see, now current in the shires of Ayr and Lanark. Adam M'Creich witnessed a charter in Ayr, 1438 (Friars Ayr, p. 49). John Makmekrathe (= son of Macrath), chaplain, appears as wihiess in Ayr, 1477 (RMS.

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McCraith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
England991:562,80934,447
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Australia491:550,93340,757
Ireland471:100,1905,388
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

McCraith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRAITH, Maccheath: Forms of Macrae, which see, now current in the shires of Ayr and Lanark. Adam M'Creich witnessed a charter in Ayr, 1438 (Friars Ayr, p. 49). John Makmekrathe (= son of Macrath), chaplain, appears as wihiess in Ayr, 1477 (RMS., II, 1370), and William McAge McRethe, parishioner of Duthil, is recorded in 1537 (Grant, III, p. 269). John Makcreith in the barony of Cumnok, 1535 (RMS., III, 1887). Sir Robert McCraith, vicar of Kilmalie (Golspie), 1545 (OPS., II, p. 648). Agnes M'Krayth, liferenter in Dornoch, 1584, Alexander M'Kraith, burgess there, 1603, and Alexander M'Craithe and James M'Raith, his son, mentioned 1630 (ibid., p. 640,644). William Macreth in Brualand, witness in 1625, appears in the following year as McCreiff and McCreith (OSS., I, 132,143).

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

For Mac Kaith (Celtic) Son of Rath = Grace or Luck

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McCraith Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCraith is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCraith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 739,868th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of McCraith live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 39 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 percent are found.

McCraith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCraith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCraith last name increased 242 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 291 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 115 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCraith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCraith surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCraith earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.74% more than the national average, earning $54,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.93% less than the national average, earning $43,258 CAD per year.

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