McCredie Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

McCredie 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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McCredie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4171:869,20665,973
Australia3361:80,3449,348
England1921:290,19822,328
Scotland1641:32,6453,260
Canada1421:259,47624,513
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2261:16,5631,785
England251:975,01539,671
Wales21:784,20816,349
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

McCredie 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

McCredie Last Name Facts

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

McCredie occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCredie? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCredie is the 327,639th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,432,079 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of McCredie reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 869,206. In The United States McCredie is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

McCredie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCredie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCredie surname grew 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 768 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCredie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McCredie surname are 11.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCredie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 325.02% more than the national average, earning R 1,010,020 per year; in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.74% more than the national average, earning $66,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCreadie943,234/
MacCredie945/
Maccreadie8949/
Macredie88107/
MacReadie82280/
McCready759,218/
McCreedy751,244/
MacRedis754/
Maicredi752/
MacRadie751/
Maccredy751/
MacCready71453/
MacCreedy7112/
Mcredy712/
MacKredis711/
MacReeder711/
MacCretdy710/
McCrady671,925/
McReady67265/
Makredi674/
MacRedy672/
Makrede671/

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