McCrane Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
McCrane 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcCrane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 287 | 1:1,262,923 | 89,039 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 26 | 1:143,970 | 6,132 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 146 | 1:343,964 | 26,445 |
McCrane 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.
McCrane Demographics
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McCrane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCrane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCrane occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McCrane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 908,336th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. McCrane occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of McCrane reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 1,262,923. In The United States McCrane is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 28 percent reside, New Jersey, where 14 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
McCrane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McCrane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCrane surname increased 197 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCrane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McCrane last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCrane last name are 4.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.97% registered to vote for the political party.
McCrane earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,769 USD per year.
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