McCrea Surname

50,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,056 people bear this surname

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

McCrea 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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McCrea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4851:42,7185,239
Canada1,7991:20,4812,829
Northern Ireland1,1711:1,576336
England8561:65,0917,576
Australia4031:66,9877,973
Ireland3221:14,6241,675
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Jamaica1551:18,5161,673
Scotland1301:41,1833,837
Nicaragua951:63,3801,562
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales161:193,40812,484
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
India71:109,580,769786,157
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Panama61:652,04310,051
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,0121:4,377753
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1161:32,2692,684
England1141:213,81916,577
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8941:26,5153,265

McCrea (53) may also be a first name.

McCrea 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)

(Celtic or Celtic-Teut.) Son of Rea, q.v. Also for Mac Crae = MacRae, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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)

McCrea Last Name Facts

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

McCrea is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCrea? popularity and diffusion

McCrea is the 50,986th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 724,696 people. McCrea occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of McCrea reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCrea is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 53 people.

McCrea is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,485 people, or 1 in 42,718. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and South Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent are found.

McCrea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCrea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCrea last name grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 751 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 68 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCrea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCrea last name is primarily Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCrea last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.8% registered with the political party.

The amount McCrea earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning R 239,208 per year; in United States they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $42,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCrea9286/
McRea91435/
McCra9141/
McCray8332,092/
McCrae836,111/
McCree833,838/
MacRea83778/
McCrey83117/
McRhea833/
MacCra830/
Maccreath8016/
McRa802/
MacCree7739/
Maccrez7733/
MacCray7726/
Mackrea773/
McCrray772/
McRae7336,230/
McRee732,504/
Macre732,296/
McRay731,377/
Macra73995/
McRey7313/
Mocre733/
McRei731/
McRie730/
McRai730/
MacReath7130/
Macrez671,318/
McCroy67523/
Mascre67449/
Macret67418/
Macray67183/
MacRes67136/
MacRie67101/
McKray6796/
MacCri6769/
Mocrei6764/
MacRee6759/
Macrey6737/
MacCraith6729/
Mcraye6724/
Mackre6718/
Mackreath6711/
Mocret6710/
Macraj678/
Macrei678/
MacRai674/
McKrae673/
Maccreesh673/
Mocrey673/
Makrea672/
MacCry672/
MacCreech672/
Mockra671/
Moscre671/
Moucra671/
Macreu671/
MacKra671/
Mocray671/
Mckrey671/
MacRer671/

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