McCray Surname

17,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,092 people bear this surname

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

McCray 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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McCray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31,9161:11,3571,411
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Panama391:100,3143,825
England341:1,638,76668,634
Trinidad and Tobago231:59,3034,842
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8931:17,3592,209

McCray (125) may also be a first name.

McCray 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)

(Irish, Scottish) Descendant of MacRaith (a given name, meaning son of grace or prosperity).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MACCRAE: The son of the king.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

McCray Last Name Facts

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

McCray is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCray? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,265th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 227,083 people. McCray is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCray are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 125 people.

The last name McCray is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 31,916 people, or 1 in 11,357. In The United States McCray is most frequent in: Florida, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States McCray occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

McCray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCray surname expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCray Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McCray surname is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCray last name are 2.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCray earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.96% less than the national average, earning $35,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.8% less than the national average, earning $43,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCray9226/
McCrray922/
McRay911,377/
McCra9141/
McCreary8611,586/
McCrea8310,056/
McCrae836,111/
McCroy83523/
Macray83183/
McCrey83117/
McKray8396/
Mcraye8324/
MacCry832/
Mocray831/
MacCra830/
Mcry806/
McRa802/
MacCreaey801/
MacCrae77143/
MacCrea7786/
Macrayo7738/
Mackray778/
Mockray777/
Macraya771/
MacReay770/
McRae7336,230/
McRoy732,388/
Macra73995/
McRea73435/
MacRy7390/
Mocry7326/
McRey7313/
McCro731/
McRai730/
Meichcry712/
MacCrach710/
MacRae6716,932/
McCree673,838/
MacRea67778/
Makray67223/
Mockry6789/
Mokray6772/
MacCri6769/
MacRoy6742/
Macrey6737/
MacCraith6729/
Macras6727/
Maccreath6716/
Macraj678/
Mackry674/
MacRai674/
McKrae673/
Mocrey673/
McRhea673/
Macrau672/
Mckrey671/
MacKra671/
Macrys671/
Maucry671/
Maycry671/
Moucra671/
Mockra671/

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