McRea Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

McRea 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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McRea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:936,58670,075
Nicaragua2591:23,2471,034
Northern Ireland471:39,2563,678
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England231:2,422,52489,093
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Wales61:515,75523,171
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland541:69,3194,089
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7201:69,7487,540

McRea 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)

McRea Last Name Facts

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

The last name McRea is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McRea.

How Common Is The Last Name McRea? popularity and diffusion

The surname McRea is the 683,026th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. McRea is predominantly found in The Americas, where 161 percent of McRea reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 936,586. In The United States McRea is most common in: California, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 60 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

McRea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McRea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McRea last name declined 46 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McRea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McRea last name are 30.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount McRea earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $45,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $50,675 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCrea9110,056/
MacRea91778/
McRhea913/
McRa892/
MacCrea8386/
Mackrea833/
McRae8036,230/
McRee802,504/
Macre802,296/
McRay801,377/
Macra80995/
McCra8041/
McRey8013/
Mocre803/
McRei801/
McRie800/
McRai800/
MacReath7730/
McCray7332,092/
McCrae736,111/
McCree733,838/
Macrez731,318/
Mascre73449/
Macret73418/
Macray73183/
MacRes73136/
McCrey73117/
MacRie73101/
McKray7396/
Mocrei7364/
MacRee7359/
Macrey7337/
Mcraye7324/
Mackre7318/
Mocret7310/
Macraj738/
Macrei738/
MacRai734/
Mocrey733/
McKrae733/
Makrea732/
Macreu731/
Mckrey731/
MacRer731/
Mockra731/
Moscre731/
Moucra731/
MacKra731/
Mocray731/
MacCra730/
Maccreath7116/
Mackreath7111/
Mascret67809/
Mackrey6781/
Mascrez6755/
MacKres6748/
MacCree6739/
Maccrez6733/
MacCray6726/
Mackraj6726/
Moscrey6725/
Macruha6717/
Mocruha6713/
Macqret6712/
Mascres6712/
Macrett6710/
Mackray678/
Mouckra678/
Mockray677/
Mcry676/
Mocraia676/
Mackree675/
Makreas675/
MacKrie674/
McCrray672/
Maacres672/
Mascrey672/
Moucrie671/
MacReid671/
MacReed671/
Macraya671/
Macrrez671/
Mayscre670/

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