Mecredy Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Mecredy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

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.

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)

= Mac Creadie, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mecready9313/
Mecredi862/
Maccredy801/
MacRaedy800/
MacCready75453/
MacCreedy7512/
MacReaday751/
MacReaddy750/
MacCretdy750/
Mecirdi71278/
Mexredi713/
Mecerde711/
Mikerdy711/
Mesridy710/
Maicredi672/
Mecherde671/
Mycredit671/
Mockridy670/

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