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
The last name McGreade is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McGreade? popularity and diffusion
The last name McGreade is the 11,742,229th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McGreade are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname McGreade is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 50 percent reside.
McGreade Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the McGreade 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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