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 is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of McCreadie.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreadie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 138,371st most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,253,416 people. McCreadie is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of McCreadie reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is borne by 1,447 people, or 1 in 3,700. In Scotland it is most common in: Glasgow City, where 14 percent live, Dumfries and Galloway, where 11 percent live and South Ayrshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from Scotland it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

McCreadie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCreadie has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 4,492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 476 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCreadie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCreadie last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.52% being registered with the 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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