McCreeary Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McCreeary Surname Definition:

MACCRERY: A form of Maccrririe. John McCrery, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Anottier John M'Crery was "the kyngis fule" at the Scottish Court between 1526—40 (Lindsay's Works, ed. Laing, I, p.

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McCreeary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

McCreeary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRERY: A form of Maccrririe. John McCrery, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Anottier John M'Crery was "the kyngis fule" at the Scottish Court between 1526—40 (Lindsay's Works, ed. Laing, I, p. 252-253). MacCreery in North of Ireland.

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

MACCRIRIE, Maccrire, Maccreirie: An old Galloway surname. From Mac Ruidhri, a dialectal variant of Mac Ruaidhri, 'son of Ruaidhri,' from the ON. personal name Hrodrekr. Thomas McCrery held half a tenement in Dumfries, 1444 (Edgar, p. 225), Luke Makririe was a cook in Edinburgh, 1624 (Edinb. Marr.), and another Lucke McCrerie in Annand was charged in 1628 with resetting a rebel (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 599). John M'Creery, a north of Ireland man of Scottish extraction, was one of the publishers of the Works of Robert Bums, 1806. McCreerie and McCrery 1684; MacCreirie, MacCrire, MakCririe. See Maccririck.

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

McCreeary Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCreeary is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreeary? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCreeary is the 14,316,765th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCreeary are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCreeary is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McCreeary is most numerous in: Florida, where 100 percent reside.

McCreeary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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