McRoe Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McRoe Surname Definition:

MACCROW: One of the many variants of Macrae, which see. Hew Mackcrow and his brother were murdered by the Campbells at Dunoon, 1646 (Lamont, 786; Hewison, II, p, 334). Recorded in Edinburgh, 1942.

McRoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

McRoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCROW: One of the many variants of Macrae, which see. Hew Mackcrow and his brother were murdered by the Campbells at Dunoon, 1646 (Lamont, 786; Hewison, II, p, 334). Recorded in Edinburgh, 1942.

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

McRoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name McRoe is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McRoe.

How Common Is The Last Name McRoe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of McRoe live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,420,826. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 89 percent are found and South Australia, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Australia McRoe exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 42 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.

McRoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McRoe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McRoe last name declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McRoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McRoe surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacRoe914/
McRo893/
McRae8036,230/
McRoy802,388/
Macro801,356/
Mocro8013/
McRey8013/
Mckro801/
McRei801/
McCro801/
MacRae7316,932/
McCrae736,111/
MacRea73778/
McCroy73523/
McCrey73117/
Mocrei7364/
MacRoy7342/
Macrey7337/
MacRos7337/
Mcraye7324/
Mascro7311/
Macrei738/
MacKro736/
Macroh733/
Mocrey733/
McKrae733/
Macrou731/
Mocrro731/
Macreu731/
Mckrey731/
MacRod731/
Moscrop671,179/
MacCrae67143/
Macrooy6793/
MacCrea6786/
Mackrey6781/
Mockros6753/
MacKroy6729/
Moscrey6725/
MacRoss6714/
Mackrea673/
Moscroy673/
MacRodt672/
Mascrey672/
McRa672/
Mascrop672/
Macroud671/
Macraea671/
Moscros671/
Mascrro671/
MacReid671/
MacKrae670/
MacReay670/

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