Mecredy Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Mecredy 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 SurnameMecredy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Mecredy 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.'
= Mac Creadie, q.v.
Mecredy Demographics
Average Mecredy Salary in
United States
$41,443 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mecredy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mecredy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mecredy is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mecredy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mecredy is the 1,263,456th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Mecredy are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Mecredy is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Idaho, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.
Mecredy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mecredy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mecredy last name increased 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mecredy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mecredy last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States Mecredy are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Mecredy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $52,100 CAD per year.
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