McCririe Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCririe Surname Definition:

MACCRERY: A form of Maccrririe. John McCrery, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Anottier John M'Crery was "the kyngis fule" at the Scottish Court between 1526—40 (Lindsay's Works, ed. Laing, I, p.

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McCririe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
England331:1,688,42669,999
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland81:467,90212,875

McCririe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRERY: A form of Maccrririe. John McCrery, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Anottier John M'Crery was "the kyngis fule" at the Scottish Court between 1526—40 (Lindsay's Works, ed. Laing, I, p. 252-253). MacCreery in North of Ireland.

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

MACCRIRIE, Maccrire, Maccreirie: An old Galloway surname. From Mac Ruidhri, a dialectal variant of Mac Ruaidhri, 'son of Ruaidhri,' from the ON. personal name Hrodrekr. Thomas McCrery held half a tenement in Dumfries, 1444 (Edgar, p. 225), Luke Makririe was a cook in Edinburgh, 1624 (Edinb. Marr.), and another Lucke McCrerie in Annand was charged in 1628 with resetting a rebel (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 599). John M'Creery, a north of Ireland man of Scottish extraction, was one of the publishers of the Works of Robert Bums, 1806. McCreerie and McCrery 1684; MacCreirie, MacCrire, MakCririe. See Maccririck.

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

McCririe Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCririe occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCririe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,596,935th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of McCririe reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCririe is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States McCririe is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 45 percent live, California, where 40 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States McCririe occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

McCririe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCririe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCririe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McCririe are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

McCririe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.62% more than the national average, earning $74,054 USD per year.

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