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

McCrey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McCrey live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McCrey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 28 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

McCrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCrey last name expanded 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCrey are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.57% being registered with the 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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