McReedy Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McReedy 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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McReedy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McReedy 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)

McReedy Last Name Facts

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

McReedy has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McReedy? popularity and diffusion

McReedy is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of McReedy live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McReedy is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 25 percent are found and Montana, where 25 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 43 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

McReedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McReedy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McReedy last name declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McReedy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McReedy last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

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