McRaey Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McRaey 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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McRaey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

McRaey 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)

McRaey Last Name Facts

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

The last name McRaey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of McRaey.

How Common Is The Last Name McRaey? popularity and diffusion

The surname McRaey is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 167 percent of McRaey live; 167 percent live in North America and 133 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McRaey is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States McRaey is most numerous in: Virginia, where 67 percent reside and Texas, where 33 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 67 percent reside.

McRaey Last Name Statistics demography

McRaey earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

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McCreay7755/
McCroey7747/
McRaedd7711/
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McCrowey7129/
McCroiey711/
McCraeth710/
McCreaie710/
McCroyey710/
McCraigie6719/
McRoye6715/
McRoie674/
McCroe672/
McSroe670/
McCreu670/
McCrowe6227/
Mzraoyi621/
McCreaa621/
McCrouy620/
McCroie620/
McCreaii571/
McCrouuy570/
Mzrahi502/
Mqroua501/

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