McCreedie Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMcCreedie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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.
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.'
(Celtic + Teutonic) Son of Reddie, a diminutive of Redmond, q.v.
McCreedie Demographics
McCreedie Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCreede | 94 | 0 | / |
| McCreddie | 89 | 39 | / |
| McCreedey | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCraedie | 89 | 1 | / |
| McRedie | 88 | 9 | / |
| McCredi | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCreaddie | 84 | 85 | / |
| McReddie | 82 | 84 | / |
| McReadie | 82 | 25 | / |
| McCradie | 82 | 7 | / |
| McCredit | 82 | 3 | / |
| McCreadi | 82 | 2 | / |
| McRedoie | 82 | 2 | / |
| McCridie | 82 | 1 | / |
| McReaddie | 78 | 7 | / |
| Mc'creedy | 78 | 4 | / |
| M'Creadie | 78 | 2 | / |
| McCredy | 75 | 88 | / |
| McReedy | 75 | 7 | / |
| McRidie | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCrede | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCreda | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCraedy | 71 | 5 | / |
| McCreddy | 71 | 3 | / |
| McCreday | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCredey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreudy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreidy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreada | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreaddy | 67 | 5 | / |
| McCrready | 67 | 2 | / |
| McCreadey | 67 | 1 | / |
| McRede | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCreadue | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCreaday | 67 | 0 | / |
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