McCree Surname

119,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

McCree Surname Definition:

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.

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McCree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4711:104,42511,483
England2971:187,60316,709
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Panama431:90,9833,586
Trinidad and Tobago301:45,4664,095
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines241:4,694590
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

McCree (25) may also be a first name.

McCree Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.e. non-conforming) in parish of Carsfern, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 575), and William McKrie was flesher in Dunbar, 1688 (ibid., XIII, p. 248). Allan McKree, 'surgan' in Ayr, was admitted burgess of Prestwick, 1733 (Prestwick, p. 91). Macra 1631, McKra 1699, and in 1684: McCraie, McCrea, McCree, McKrae, McKrie, McRae (Parish).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish, Scottish) Descendant of MacRaith (a given name, meaning son of grace or prosperity).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MACCRAE: The son of the king.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

(Gaelic.) From Mac, son, and Righ, king,—the king's son; or from cridhe, the heart, figuratively, brave, bold, generous; also a term of endearment.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

McCree Last Name Facts

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

McCree is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCree? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,677th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,898,787 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of McCree live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 25 people.

McCree is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,471 people, or 1 in 104,425. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

McCree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCree has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCree surname rose 1,227 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCree Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCree last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCree earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.32% more than the national average, earning R 321,564 per year; in United States they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $37,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning $44,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCree9239/
McRee912,504/
McCrea8310,056/
McCrae836,111/
McCrey83117/
MacRee8359/
Maccreesh803/
MacCreech802/
MacCrea7786/
Maccrez7733/
Mackree775/
MacReed771/
McRae7336,230/
Macre732,296/
McRea73435/
McCra7341/
McRey7313/
Mocre733/
McRei731/
McRie730/
MacReesh710/
McCray6732,092/
Macrez671,318/
MacRea67778/
McCroy67523/
Mascre67449/
Macret67418/
MacRes67136/
MacRie67101/
MacCri6769/
Mocrei6764/
Macrey6737/
Mcraye6724/
Mackre6718/
Maccreath6716/
Mokree6711/
Mocret6710/
Macrei678/
McRhea673/
Mocrey673/
McKrae673/
MacCry672/
Moscre671/
Macreu671/
Mckrey671/
MacRer671/
MacCra670/

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