McCrearie Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCrearie Surname Definition:

MACCRERY: A form of Maccrririe. John McCrery, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Anottier John M'Crery was "the kyngis fule" at the Scottish Court between 1526—40 (Lindsay's Works, ed. Laing, I, p.

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McCrearie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England11:24,375,369195,128

McCrearie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRERY: A form of Maccrririe. John McCrery, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Anottier John M'Crery was "the kyngis fule" at the Scottish Court between 1526—40 (Lindsay's Works, ed. Laing, I, p. 252-253). MacCreery in North of Ireland.

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

MACCRIRIE, Maccrire, Maccreirie: An old Galloway surname. From Mac Ruidhri, a dialectal variant of Mac Ruaidhri, 'son of Ruaidhri,' from the ON. personal name Hrodrekr. Thomas McCrery held half a tenement in Dumfries, 1444 (Edgar, p. 225), Luke Makririe was a cook in Edinburgh, 1624 (Edinb. Marr.), and another Lucke McCrerie in Annand was charged in 1628 with resetting a rebel (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 599). John M'Creery, a north of Ireland man of Scottish extraction, was one of the publishers of the Works of Robert Bums, 1806. McCreerie and McCrery 1684; MacCreirie, MacCrire, MakCririe. See Maccririck.

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

McCrearie Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCrearie is held by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCrearie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McCrearie reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in Scotland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 5,353,817. In Scotland McCrearie is mostly concentrated in: East Lothian, where 100 percent are found.

McCrearie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCrearie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McCrearie last name fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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