McCreary Surname

44,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McCreary 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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McCreary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,3401:31,9633,995
Canada5201:70,8578,092
England1381:403,75427,757
Australia521:519,14839,018
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Qatar281:84,2149,043
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Wales91:343,83718,086
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belize11:355,4743,977
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1091:40,6413,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8571:27,0433,320

McCreary (18) may also be a first name.

McCreary 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)

McCreary Last Name Facts

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

McCreary is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreary? popularity and diffusion

McCreary is the 44,829th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 628,996 people. The surname McCreary occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 102 percent of McCreary live; 102 percent live in North America and 102 percent live in Anglo-North America. McCreary is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 11,340 people, or 1 in 31,963. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

McCreary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCreary has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCreary last name increased 611 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 66 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCreary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McCreary surname is chiefly Catholic (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCreary last name are 20.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCreary earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $41,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $49,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCray8632,092/
McCrey86117/
MacCreaey821/
MacCrea8086/
McCrray802/
MacReay800/
McRay771,377/
McRey7713/
McCrae716,111/
MacRea71778/
McKray7196/
Mckrey711/
Mackrea673/

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McCreary Reference & Research

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