McGreade Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMcGreade Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
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.
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.'
McGreade Demographics
McGreade Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGreadie | 94 | 25 | / |
| McGrede | 93 | 69 | / |
| McGradey | 88 | 23 | / |
| McGradie | 88 | 8 | / |
| McGreder | 88 | 2 | / |
| McGriade | 88 | 0 | / |
| McGrades | 88 | 0 | / |
| McGrader | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mgrede | 86 | 1 | / |
| McGriader | 82 | 3 | / |
| McGrehdie | 82 | 1 | / |
| McGreuder | 82 | 1 | / |
| McGreeady | 82 | 1 | / |
| McGreddie | 82 | 0 | / |
| McGredy | 80 | 17 | / |
| McGrada | 80 | 0 | / |
| McGraedy | 75 | 12 | / |
| McGreedy | 75 | 7 | / |
| McCgrady | 75 | 2 | / |
| McGraddy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mengrade | 75 | 1 | / |
| McGrider | 75 | 1 | / |
| McGraudy | 75 | 1 | / |
| McGreudy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mcgrouder | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mgrady | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGridy | 67 | 2 | / |
| McGridge | 63 | 2 | / |
| McGriddy | 63 | 0 | / |
| McGroudy | 63 | 0 | / |
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