McGreedy Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMcGreedy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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.
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.'
McGreedy Demographics
McGreedy Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McGreedy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGreedy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McGreedy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McGreedy? popularity and diffusion
McGreedy is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name McGreedy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of McGreedy reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 50 percent are found, Alaska, where 17 percent are found and California, where 17 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found.
McGreedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McGreedy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McGreedy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McGreedy surname 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGreeady | 94 | 1 | / |
| McGredy | 93 | 17 | / |
| McGraedy | 88 | 12 | / |
| McGreudy | 88 | 0 | / |
| McGrede | 80 | 69 | / |
| McGridy | 80 | 2 | / |
| McGroddy | 75 | 93 | / |
| McGradey | 75 | 23 | / |
| McGraddy | 75 | 2 | / |
| McGreade | 75 | 2 | / |
| McCgrady | 75 | 2 | / |
| McGreder | 75 | 2 | / |
| McGraudy | 75 | 1 | / |
| McGriddy | 75 | 0 | / |
| McGroudy | 75 | 0 | / |
| McGreadie | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mgrady | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgrede | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGrehdie | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGreuder | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGreddie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGrode | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGradie | 63 | 8 | / |
| McGridge | 63 | 2 | / |
| McGrider | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mcgrouder | 59 | 4 | / |
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