McCreedy Surname
Approximately 1,244 people bear this surname
McCreedy 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 SurnameMcCreedy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 899 | 1:403,180 | 35,223 |
| England | 220 | 1:253,264 | 20,438 |
| Northern Ireland | 104 | 1:17,741 | 2,266 |
| Canada | 83 | 1:443,923 | 38,562 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 350 | 1:12,657 | 1,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 295 | 1:170,233 | 15,362 |
McCreedy 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.
McCreedy Demographics
McCreedy Religious Adherence
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McCreedy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCreedy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McCreedy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of McCreedy.
How Common Is The Last Name McCreedy? popularity and diffusion
The surname McCreedy is the 304,532nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,858,156 people. The last name McCreedy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of McCreedy are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 899 people, or 1 in 403,180. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 17 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent are found.
McCreedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McCreedy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCreedy surname grew 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 393 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McCreedy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCreedy surname are 2.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.91% registered with the party.
The amount McCreedy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.48% more than the national average, earning R 523,944 per year; in United States they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $48,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $54,536 CAD per year.
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