McReadie Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
McReadie 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 SurnameMcReadie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 56 | 1:66,843 | 4,009 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
McReadie 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.'
McReadie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McReadie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McReadie is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McReadie? popularity and diffusion
The surname McReadie is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of McReadie reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 28 percent reside, Durham, where 22 percent reside and Shropshire, where 22 percent reside. Apart from England McReadie is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
McReadie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McReadie has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McReaddie | 94 | 7 | / |
| M'Creadie | 94 | 2 | / |
| McRedie | 93 | 9 | / |
| McReade | 93 | 1 | / |
| McCreaddie | 89 | 85 | / |
| McReddie | 88 | 84 | / |
| McCradie | 88 | 7 | / |
| McCreadi | 88 | 2 | / |
| McRedoie | 88 | 2 | / |
| McReadey | 88 | 0 | / |
| McRede | 86 | 0 | / |
| McRade | 86 | 0 | / |
| McCreddie | 82 | 39 | / |
| McCreedie | 82 | 13 | / |
| McCraedie | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCreadey | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCreadue | 82 | 0 | / |
| McRidie | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCrede | 80 | 1 | / |
| McRader | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCredi | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCrade | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCredit | 75 | 3 | / |
| McCridie | 75 | 1 | / |
| McRadder | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCredey | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCreede | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCreada | 75 | 0 | / |
| McRady | 71 | 32 | / |
| McCreaddy | 71 | 5 | / |
| McCrready | 71 | 2 | / |
| McCreedey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCreeady | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCreiedy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreaday | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCredy | 67 | 88 | / |
| McReedy | 67 | 7 | / |
| McCreda | 67 | 0 | / |
| McRaddy | 67 | 0 | / |
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