McCreesh Surname
Approximately 697 people bear this surname
McCreesh Surname Definition:
According to Woulfe this is Mac Raois, a corrupt form of Mac Aonghuis (MacGuinness). This may be accepted: the substitution of R for N is not uncommon - compare MacGreal for MacNeill or Limerick for Luimneach. It follows that MacCreesh families are a branch of the MacGuinness sept.
Read More About This SurnameMcCreesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 391 | 1:4,719 | 908 |
| United States | 321 | 1:1,129,156 | 81,316 |
| England | 285 | 1:195,502 | 17,195 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Ireland | 68 | 1:69,249 | 4,373 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 292 | 1:15,171 | 1,924 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
McCreesh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
According to Woulfe this is Mac Raois, a corrupt form of Mac Aonghuis (MacGuinness). This may be accepted: the substitution of R for N is not uncommon - compare MacGreal for MacNeill or Limerick for Luimneach. It follows that MacCreesh families are a branch of the MacGuinness sept. Their location in Co. Down and adjacent Oriel counties corroborates this.
Mac Raois A branch of the sept of MacGuinness in Oriel. SIF 43
McCreesh Demographics
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McCreesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCreesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCreesh is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McCreesh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCreesh? popularity and diffusion
The surname McCreesh is the 478,963rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 114 percent of McCreesh live; 112 percent live in Northern Europe and 112 percent live in British Isles.
McCreesh is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 4,719. Beside Northern Ireland this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent are found and England, where 41 percent are found.
McCreesh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McCreesh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCreesh surname grew 4,013 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,096 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 77 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCreesh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States McCreesh are 25.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.46% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McCreesh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning R 253,788 per year; in United States they earn 20.28% more than the national average, earning $51,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.79% more than the national average, earning $60,012 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCreesch | 94 | 1 | / |
| McReesh | 93 | 10 | / |
| McCresh | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mccreeth | 88 | 21 | / |
| McCreash | 88 | 16 | / |
| McCressh | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCresch | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCreehs | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCreech | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCreese | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCriesh | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCreish | 88 | 0 | / |
| McResh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mccres | 86 | 1 | / |
| McCreer | 80 | 28 | / |
| McCreed | 80 | 20 | / |
| McReese | 80 | 18 | / |
| McCreah | 80 | 6 | / |
| McCreey | 80 | 4 | / |
| McCreae | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mccreth | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCrece | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCreus | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCrest | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCrree | 80 | 0 | / |
| McKresh | 80 | 0 | / |
| McReeth | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCreas | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCreet | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCrash | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCress | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCre | 77 | 6 | / |
| McCreath | 75 | 1,322 | / |
| McCreece | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCreach | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKree | 71 | 76 | / |
| McCrie | 71 | 55 | / |
| McReer | 71 | 3 | / |
| McRece | 71 | 2 | / |
| McCrer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mcrest | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCrei | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCrep | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCreicht | 71 | 1 | / |
| McReds | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCreatch | 71 | 0 | / |
| McReey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreu | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCred | 71 | 0 | / |
| McReath | 67 | 72 | / |
| McCroey | 67 | 47 | / |
| McRe | 67 | 3 | / |
| McKreth | 67 | 3 | / |
| McCrith | 67 | 2 | / |
| McKries | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcscris | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCraha | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCread | 67 | 1 | / |
| McQuree | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCrrey | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCrhey | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKress | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCreit | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCrist | 67 | 0 | / |
| McReice | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCreat | 67 | 0 | / |
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