McRee Surname

171,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

McRee 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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McRee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5021:144,86814,975
Canada401:921,14070,350
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5771:87,0349,029

McRee (18) may also be a first name.

McRee 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)

McRee Last Name Facts

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

The surname McRee occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McRee? popularity and diffusion

The last name McRee is the 171,863rd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,910,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McRee are found; 101 percent are found in North America and 101 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McRee is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,502 people, or 1 in 144,868. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 0 percent reside.

McRee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McRee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McRee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McRee surname is predominantly Catholic (35%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McRee surname are 25.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McRee earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $40,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $44,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCree913,838/
MacRee9159/
MacCree8339/
Mackree835/
MacReed831/
McRae8036,230/
Macre802,296/
McRea80435/
McRey8013/
Mocre803/
McRei801/
McRie800/
MacReesh770/
McCrea7310,056/
McCrae736,111/
Macrez731,318/
MacRea73778/
Mascre73449/
Macret73418/
MacRes73136/
McCrey73117/
MacRie73101/
Mocrei7364/
Macrey7337/
Mcraye7324/
Mackre7318/
Mokree7311/
Mocret7310/
Macrei738/
Mocrey733/
McKrae733/
McRhea733/
Mckrey731/
MacRer731/
Macreu731/
Moscre731/
Maccreesh713/
MacCreech712/
Mascret67809/
MacCrea6786/
Mackrey6781/
Mascrez6755/
MacKres6748/
Maccrez6733/
Moscrey6725/
Macqret6712/
Mascres6712/
Macrett6710/
Mcry676/
Madkree675/
MacKrie674/
Mackrea673/
Mascrey672/
Maacres672/
McRa672/
MacReid671/
Maskree671/
Macrrez671/
Moucrie671/
Mayscre670/

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McRee Reference & Research

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