McGreedy Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McGreedy 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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McGreedy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McGreedy 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)

McGreedy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGreedy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreedy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. McGreedy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of McGreedy are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States McGreedy is most numerous in: Colorado, where 50 percent live, Alaska, where 17 percent live and California, where 17 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live.

McGreedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGreedy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGreedy last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGreedy Last Name Statistics demography

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

McGreedy earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGreeady941/
McGredy9317/
McGraedy8812/
McGreudy880/
McGrede8069/
McGridy802/
McGroddy7593/
McGradey7523/
McGraddy752/
McGreade752/
McCgrady752/
McGreder752/
McGraudy751/
McGriddy750/
McGroudy750/
McGreadie7125/
Mgrady711/
Mgrede711/
McGrehdie711/
McGreuder711/
McGreddie710/
McGrode671/
McGradie638/
McGridge632/
McGrider631/
Mcgrouder594/

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