McCreadie Surname

138,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCreadie 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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McCreadie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,4471:3,700652
England8731:63,8247,469
United States5841:620,64950,175
Canada3101:118,85712,533
Australia1881:143,59415,358
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Wales811:38,2043,749
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France91:7,380,302306,885
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guam11:160,1214,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6671:5,612831
England691:353,26622,372
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

McCreadie 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

McCreadie Last Name Facts

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

McCreadie occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreadie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,371st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,253,416 people. McCreadie is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of McCreadie reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname McCreadie is most widespread in Scotland, where it is held by 1,447 people, or 1 in 3,700. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Glasgow City, where 14 percent live, Dumfries and Galloway, where 11 percent live and South Ayrshire, where 9 percent live. Besides Scotland it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

McCreadie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCreadie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McCreadie surname grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 1,265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 4,492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 476 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCreadie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCreadie surname is primarily Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCreadie last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCreadie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 188.55% more than the national average, earning R 685,704 per year; in United States they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $50,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $55,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maccreadie9549/
McCredie941,133/
MacReadie89280/
MacCredie895/
McCready829,218/
Macredie82107/
MacCready78453/
McCrady751,925/
McReady75265/
McCreedy711,244/
MacReady71789/
MacRedis714/
Maicredi712/
Maccredy711/
MacCreedy6712/
Mcredy672/
MacReeder671/
MacReaday671/
MacKredis671/
MacCretdy670/
MacReaddy670/

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