McCreadey Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
McCreadey 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcCreadey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
McCreadey 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.
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.'
(Celtic + Teutonic) Son of Reddie, a diminutive of Redmond, q.v.
McCreadey Demographics
McCreadey Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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McCreadey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCreadey Come From? nationality or country of origin
McCreadey is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McCreadey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,316,765th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of McCreadey are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name McCreadey is most common in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England McCreadey is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 100 percent are found.
McCreadey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McCreadey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the McCreadey surname declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCreadey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCredey | 94 | 0 | / |
| McReadey | 94 | 0 | / |
| McCreaddy | 89 | 5 | / |
| McCrready | 89 | 2 | / |
| McCreaady | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCreedey | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCreeady | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCreaday | 89 | 0 | / |
| McCreadue | 89 | 0 | / |
| McCredy | 88 | 88 | / |
| McReade | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCrede | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCrade | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCreaddie | 84 | 85 | / |
| McReadie | 82 | 25 | / |
| McCradie | 82 | 7 | / |
| McCraedy | 82 | 5 | / |
| McCreddy | 82 | 3 | / |
| McCreadi | 82 | 2 | / |
| McCradoy | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCriady | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCreday | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCreada | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCreudy | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCreidy | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCraddy | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCreede | 82 | 0 | / |
| McRady | 80 | 32 | / |
| McRede | 80 | 0 | / |
| McRade | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCreddie | 78 | 39 | / |
| McCreedie | 78 | 13 | / |
| McReaddie | 78 | 7 | / |
| Mc'creedy | 78 | 4 | / |
| M'Creadie | 78 | 2 | / |
| McCraedie | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCreiedy | 78 | 0 | / |
| McRayde | 75 | 10 | / |
| McRedie | 75 | 9 | / |
| McReedy | 75 | 7 | / |
| McCride | 75 | 6 | / |
| McCreda | 75 | 0 | / |
| McRaddy | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCredi | 75 | 0 | / |
| McRader | 75 | 0 | / |
| McReddie | 71 | 84 | / |
| McCrider | 71 | 10 | / |
| McCredit | 71 | 3 | / |
| McRedoie | 71 | 2 | / |
| McRadder | 71 | 0 | / |
| McRide | 67 | 16 | / |
| McCridder | 67 | 1 | / |
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