McCreath Surname

289,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McCreath Surname Definition:

For Mac Kaith (Celtic) Son of Rath = Grace or Luck

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McCreath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4761:11,2481,526
Canada3641:101,22410,979
England3281:169,87215,639
Australia2721:99,24911,236
Jamaica2561:11,2111,173
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Wales41:773,63329,106
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3491:10,7261,345
England461:529,89928,330
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

McCreath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Mac Kaith (Celtic) Son of Rath = Grace or Luck

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

First written as MacCraith in the Kingdom of Thomond located in northern Munster, Ireland. It derives from Mac or Mc meaning 'son of' and craith or grath meaning 'divinity' or 'grace'. The two origins create the eloquent amalgamation of 'son of grace'.

- morgan_mcgrath95

McCreath Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCreath is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreath? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCreath is the 289,833rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,512,516 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of McCreath live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 11,248. In Scotland McCreath is primarily concentrated in: South Ayrshire, where 22 percent live, Glasgow City, where 16 percent live and East Ayrshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from Scotland it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 28 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.

McCreath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCreath has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 713 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCreath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCreath last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount McCreath earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.93% more than the national average, earning R 501,252 per year; in United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.66% more than the national average, earning $56,967 CAD per year.

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