McCreddy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

McCreddy 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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McCreddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McCreddy 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

McCreddy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCreddy is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreddy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname McCreddy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCreddy reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 33 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 33 percent are found and Virginia, where 33 percent are found.

McCreddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCreddy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCreddy surname contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCreddy Last Name Statistics demography

McCreddy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.

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