McCreaddie Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCreaddie Surname Definition:

MACCREADIE, Maccreaddie, Maccredie: Variants of Machedie, which see. The name is found in Galloway, 1684 (Parish): McCreedie, McKredy, McRadie, McReadie, McReady, McReddie, McRedie, and shortened to Credie. Andrew M'Creddy was provost of Stranraer before the middle of the eighteenth century.

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McCreaddie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland551:97,3426,721
England181:3,095,448105,421
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

McCreaddie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCREADIE, Maccreaddie, Maccredie: Variants of Machedie, which see. The name is found in Galloway, 1684 (Parish): McCreedie, McKredy, McRadie, McReadie, McReady, McReddie, McRedie, and shortened to Credie. Andrew M'Creddy was provost of Stranraer before the middle of the eighteenth century.

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

MACREDIE: (Ayrshire), Macreadie (Galloway), Macready, Maccredie. The Macredies of Peirceton, Ayrshire, ere originally from Ireland (in 1720) says Robertson (Ayr Fam., II, p. 70). The first of the family connected with Peirceton was Andrew Macredie, provost of Stranrawer, and originally from Ireland, who perchased the estate from Sir Robert Barclay, last of the family of Peirceton, in 1720 (ibid. ). Woulfe explains the name as MacRiada, 'son of Riada.'

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

(Celtic + Teutonic) Son of Reddie, a diminutive of Redmond, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McCreaddie Last Name Facts

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

McCreaddie is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreaddie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. McCreaddie is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of McCreaddie reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name McCreaddie is most numerous in Scotland, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 97,342. In Scotland McCreaddie is mostly concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 36 percent are found, Glasgow City, where 20 percent are found and South Lanarkshire, where 15 percent are found. Not including Scotland it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and New Zealand, where 14 percent are found.

McCreaddie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCreaddie has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name increased 786 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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