McGreade Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGreade Surname Definition:

MACCREADIE, Maccreaddie, Maccredie: Variants of Machedie, which see. The name is found in Galloway, 1684 (Parish): McCreedie, McKredy, McRadie, McReadie, McReady, McReddie, McRedie, and shortened to Credie. Andrew M'Creddy was provost of Stranraer before the middle of the eighteenth century.

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McGreade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355

McGreade Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCREADIE, Maccreaddie, Maccredie: Variants of Machedie, which see. The name is found in Galloway, 1684 (Parish): McCreedie, McKredy, McRadie, McReadie, McReady, McReddie, McRedie, and shortened to Credie. Andrew M'Creddy was provost of Stranraer before the middle of the eighteenth century.

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

MACREDIE: (Ayrshire), Macreadie (Galloway), Macready, Maccredie. The Macredies of Peirceton, Ayrshire, ere originally from Ireland (in 1720) says Robertson (Ayr Fam., II, p. 70). The first of the family connected with Peirceton was Andrew Macredie, provost of Stranrawer, and originally from Ireland, who perchased the estate from Sir Robert Barclay, last of the family of Peirceton, in 1720 (ibid. ). Woulfe explains the name as MacRiada, 'son of Riada.'

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

McGreade Last Name Facts

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

McGreade is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreade? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McGreade occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGreade live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 100 percent live. Not including England it is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 50 percent live.

McGreade Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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