McReedy Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMcReedy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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.
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.'
McReedy Demographics
McReedy Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mc'creedy | 88 | 4 | / |
| McCreedey | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCreeady | 88 | 1 | / |
| McCreiedy | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCredy | 86 | 88 | / |
| McCraedy | 80 | 5 | / |
| McCreddy | 80 | 3 | / |
| McCreday | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCredey | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCreede | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCreudy | 80 | 0 | / |
| McReadey | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCreidy | 80 | 0 | / |
| McRady | 77 | 32 | / |
| McRede | 77 | 0 | / |
| McCreedie | 75 | 13 | / |
| McCreaddy | 75 | 5 | / |
| McCrready | 75 | 2 | / |
| McCreadey | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCreaday | 75 | 0 | / |
| McRedie | 71 | 9 | / |
| Msreddy | 71 | 3 | / |
| McReade | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKridy | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCrede | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkreddy | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCredi | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCrody | 71 | 0 | / |
| McRaddy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCreda | 71 | 0 | / |
| McReddie | 67 | 84 | / |
| McReadie | 67 | 25 | / |
| McCredit | 67 | 3 | / |
| McCreadi | 67 | 2 | / |
| McCradoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McRuiddy | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCraddy | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCreada | 67 | 0 | / |
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