McCreeary Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMcCreeary Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
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.
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.
McCreeary Demographics
McCreeary Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mc'creary | 89 | 4 | / |
| McCrearry | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mccreerey | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCreaary | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCreatry | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCrearyy | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCsreery | 89 | 0 | / |
| McCrearey | 89 | 0 | / |
| McCreerry | 89 | 0 | / |
| McReary | 88 | 51 | / |
| McReery | 88 | 16 | / |
| McCroery | 82 | 11 | / |
| McCraery | 82 | 4 | / |
| McCreory | 82 | 2 | / |
| McCrayry | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCrairy | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCriary | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCraury | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCrowery | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCrearie | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCrayray | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCrare | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCrojry | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCroury | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCrayra | 71 | 0 | / |
| McReurey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCroyrer | 67 | 0 | / |
| McRarey | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mcreira | 63 | 1 | / |
| McCrayharris | 57 | 2 | / |
| McRare | 53 | 1 | / |
| McRuire | 50 | 2 | / |
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