McCrey Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McCrey Surname Definition:

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.

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McCrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

McCrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.e. non-conforming) in parish of Carsfern, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 575), and William McKrie was flesher in Dunbar, 1688 (ibid., XIII, p. 248). Allan McKree, 'surgan' in Ayr, was admitted burgess of Prestwick, 1733 (Prestwick, p. 91). Macra 1631, McKra 1699, and in 1684: McCraie, McCrea, McCree, McKrae, McKrie, McRae (Parish).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACCRAE: The son of the king.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

McCrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCrey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McCrey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 101 percent of McCrey live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States McCrey is mostly found in: Maryland, where 28 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

McCrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCrey last name expanded 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCrey last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCrey last name are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political party.

McCrey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.55% less than the national average, earning $29,967 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McRey9113/
McCreary8611,586/
McCray8332,092/
McCrea8310,056/
McCrae836,111/
McCree833,838/
McCroy83523/
Macrey8337/
Mocrey833/
MacCry832/
Mckrey831/
Mcry806/
MacCreaey801/
MacCrae77143/
MacCrea7786/
Mackrey7781/
MacCree7739/
Maccrez7733/
MacCray7726/
Moscrey7725/
Mascrey772/
McCrray772/
MacReay770/
McRae7336,230/
McRee732,504/
McRoy732,388/
Macre732,296/
McRay731,377/
McRea73435/
MacRy7390/
McCra7341/
McRoe7331/
Mocry7326/
Mocre733/
McRei731/
McCro731/
McRie730/
Meichcry712/
MacRae6716,932/
Macrez671,318/
MacRea67778/
Mascre67449/
Macret67418/
Macray67183/
MacRes67136/
MacRie67101/
McKray6796/
Mockry6789/
MacCri6769/
Mocrei6764/
MacRee6759/
Makrey6750/
MacRoy6742/
Mcraye6724/
Mackre6718/
Mokrey6717/
Maccreath6716/
Mocret6710/
Macrei678/
MacRoe674/
Mackry674/
McKrae673/
McRhea673/
Maccreesh673/
MacCreech672/
MacRer671/
Moscre671/
Macreu671/
Maycry671/
Maucry671/
Macrys671/
Mocray671/
MacCra670/

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