McCreddie Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
McCreddie 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcCreddie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
McCreddie 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.
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.'
(Celtic + Teutonic) Son of Reddie, a diminutive of Redmond, q.v.
McCreddie Demographics
Average McCreddie Salary in
England
£28,600
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
McCreddie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCreddie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCreddie occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McCreddie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McCreddie are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England McCreddie is most frequent in: Greater London, where 59 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 32 percent live and Kent, where 3 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 5 percent live.
McCreddie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McCreddie has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McCreddie surname expanded 740 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCreaddie | 95 | 85 | / |
| McReddie | 94 | 84 | / |
| McCreedie | 89 | 13 | / |
| McReaddie | 89 | 7 | / |
| McCraedie | 89 | 1 | / |
| McRedie | 88 | 9 | / |
| McCrede | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCredi | 88 | 0 | / |
| McReadie | 82 | 25 | / |
| McCradie | 82 | 7 | / |
| McCreddy | 82 | 3 | / |
| McCredit | 82 | 3 | / |
| McCreadi | 82 | 2 | / |
| McRedoie | 82 | 2 | / |
| McCridie | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCreede | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCredey | 82 | 0 | / |
| McRede | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCreaddy | 78 | 5 | / |
| M'Creadie | 78 | 2 | / |
| McCridder | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCreedey | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCreadey | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCreadue | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCredy | 75 | 88 | / |
| Mcirdie | 75 | 2 | / |
| McReade | 75 | 1 | / |
| McRidie | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCreda | 75 | 0 | / |
| McErdie | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCraedy | 71 | 5 | / |
| McKerdie | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCreday | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCreudy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreada | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCraddy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreidy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McReadey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mc'creedy | 67 | 4 | / |
| McCrready | 67 | 2 | / |
| McCreaday | 67 | 0 | / |
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