McKray Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

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

McKray Surname Definition:

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.

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McKray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

McKray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRAE, Maccrea, Maccree, Macrie: Ayrshire forms of Macrae, which see. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makcrie (1586), and Makreith. (Cumnock, 1538). John Makcra was messenger in Ayr, 1621 (Ayr, p. 61). Robert McCrie was charged with being a disorderly person (i.e. non-conforming) in parish of Carsfern, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 575), and William McKrie was flesher in Dunbar, 1688 (ibid., XIII, p. 248). Allan McKree, 'surgan' in Ayr, was admitted burgess of Prestwick, 1733 (Prestwick, p. 91). Macra 1631, McKra 1699, and in 1684: McCraie, McCrea, McCree, McKrae, McKrie, McRae (Parish).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACCRAE: The son of the king.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

User-submitted Reference

First written as MacCraith in the Kingdom of Thomond located in northern Munster, Ireland. It derives from Mac or Mc meaning 'son of' and craith or grath meaning 'divinity' or 'grace'. The two origins create the eloquent amalgamation of 'son of grace'.

- morgan_mcgrath95

McKray Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKray is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKray? popularity and diffusion

McKray is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of McKray are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 58 percent live, Iowa, where 11 percent live and Utah, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

McKray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKray surname increased 356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McKray last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

McKray earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,673 USD per year.

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McRay911,377/
McCray8332,092/
Makray83223/
Macray83183/
Mockry8389/
Mokray8372/
Mcraye8324/
Mackry834/
McKrae833/
Mckrey831/
Mocray831/
MacKra831/
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Mcry806/
McRa802/
Mokraya77237/
Mackrey7781/
Macrayo7738/
MacKroy7729/
Mackraj7726/
MacCray7726/
Makraya7716/
MacKraz7714/
Makrahy779/
Mouckra778/
Makrayi777/
Mackrea773/
McCrray772/
Makhray771/
Maskray771/
MacKrys771/
Mokraiy771/
Macraya771/
Mokrayo771/
Mookray771/
MacReay770/
MacKrae770/
McRae7336,230/
Makra732,619/
McRoy732,388/
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Macra73995/
McRea73435/
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Makry73259/
MacRy7390/
McCra7341/
Mocry7326/
McRey7313/
Mckro731/
McRai730/
McCreary7111,586/
Makrayeh712/
Maskraya711/
MacKradt711/
MacRae6716,932/
McCrea6710,056/
McCrae676,111/
Mokryi671,787/
Makrai671,025/
MacRea67778/
Mokrat67770/
McCroy67523/
Makraz67380/
Mokras67274/
Mokryy67234/
McCrey67117/
Mokriy67104/
Mokrai6772/
Makryi6767/
Mokryš6761/
Makraç6751/
Makrey6750/
MacRoy6742/
Macrey6737/
Makriy6733/
Makrah6731/
Mokryj6727/
Macras6727/
Mokhra6724/
Mokrys6718/
Meikra6718/
Mackre6718/
Maskry6717/
Mokrey6717/
Makrra6715/
Mackreath6711/
Maikra6710/
Mockri6710/
Makrau679/
Mokraň678/
Macraj678/
Mookra676/
Mokrad676/
MacKri675/
Magkra675/
Maakra675/
Mokraj675/
Mokrah675/
MacRai674/
Moukra674/
Mokraz674/
Mackré673/
Mocrey673/
McRhea673/
MacCry672/
Makrea672/
Macrau672/
Makryd672/
MacKrautz671/
MacCreaey671/
Mokrra671/
Mokrae671/
Moukry671/
Macrys671/
Maucry671/
Maukra671/
Makhra671/
Makrha671/
Mahkry671/
Moucra671/
Mokraś671/
Mokryś671/
Mgakra671/
Makraa671/
Mokryt671/
Makroy671/
Makryo671/
Makryt671/
MacCra670/

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