McGredy Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

McGredy 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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McGredy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

McGredy 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)

McGredy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGredy occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGredy? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGredy is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname McGredy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McGredy are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States McGredy is most prevalent in: California, where 64 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

McGredy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGredy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGredy last name declined 65 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGredy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McGredy surname is predominantly Anglican (73%) in Ireland.

McGredy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGraedy9312/
McGreedy937/
McGreudy930/
McGrede8669/
McGridy862/
McGerdy861/
McGroddy8093/
McGradey8023/
McGreade802/
McCgrady802/
McGreder802/
McGraddy802/
McGriddy800/
Mgrede771/
Mgrady771/
McGreadie7525/
McGrehdie751/
McGreddie750/
McGrode711/
McGradie678/
McGridge672/
McGrider671/
McGuerdeer590/

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