McRedie Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McRedie 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.

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McRedie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England111:2,215,94364,354

McRedie 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.

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

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.'

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

McRedie Last Name Facts

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

McRedie is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McRedie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McRedie reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McRedie is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 50 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Oregon, where 17 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

McRedie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McRedie has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname decreased 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McRedie Last Name Statistics demography

McRedie earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

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