McCrory Surname

56,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,977 people bear this surname

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

McCrory Surname Definition:

MACCRORIE, Maccrory: Irish Mac Ruaidhri son of Ruaidhri, 'red king.' John McCrore was tenant of Drumnamark, Ardmanoch in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 661), and John Mc Crorie was bailie of Maybole, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 208). John Mc Crory and John Oig Mc Crory were tenants on Chisholm lands of Inverchanich, 1721 (HP.

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McCrory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3721:49,1675,962
Northern Ireland1,7841:1,034205
England8211:67,8667,851
Scotland4581:11,6901,574
Canada4321:85,2919,464
Australia2421:111,55212,427
Ireland2391:19,7032,052
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
France121:5,535,227269,324
Guam121:13,3432,098
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Wales81:386,81619,671
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,4111:3,140585
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1211:30,9362,614
England461:529,89928,330
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0381:48,3805,518

McCrory (11) may also be a first name.

McCrory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRORIE, Maccrory: Irish Mac Ruaidhri son of Ruaidhri, 'red king.' John McCrore was tenant of Drumnamark, Ardmanoch in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 661), and John Mc Crorie was bailie of Maybole, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 208). John Mc Crory and John Oig Mc Crory were tenants on Chisholm lands of Inverchanich, 1721 (HP., II, p. 301). compare Macrory.

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

McCrory Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCrory is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCrory? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,489th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 811,802 people. The surname McCrory is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of McCrory are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McCrory is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,372 people, or 1 in 49,167. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Mississippi, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 20 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

McCrory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCrory has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCrory surname rose 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,785 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 379 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCrory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McCrory last name is primarily Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCrory are 15.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCrory earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 280.16% more than the national average, earning R 903,396 per year; in United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCrorey931,287/
MacCrory93101/
McRory92704/
MacCroory881/
McCrary8616,388/
MacRory86348/
McRorey86142/
Mocrory864/
McCrorie801,251/
Mackrory80257/
MacCrary800/
McRary77315/
MacCreary7513/
McRorie71908/
MacRary714/
Macrorie67154/
Macrouri671/
MacReary670/
Makrary5734/
Makrori577/
Makroure532/
Makrariy531/
Mocreira531/
Macrario531/

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McCrory Reference & Research

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