McCreedie Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McCreedie 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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McCreedie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McCreedie 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

McCreedie Last Name Facts

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

McCreedie occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreedie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. McCreedie is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of McCreedie live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 88 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

McCreedie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCreedie has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the McCreedie last name increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCreedie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCreedie surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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