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McCreadie 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.

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)

(Celtic + Teutonic) Son of Reddie, a diminutive of Redmond, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Where Does The Last Name McCreadie Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname McCreadie is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCreadie? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 138,371^st most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,253,416 people. The last name McCreadie occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of McCreadie live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McCreadie is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 1,447 people, or 1 in 3,700. In Scotland McCreadie is mostly concentrated in: Glasgow City, where 14 percent reside, Dumfries and Galloway, where 11 percent reside and South Ayrshire, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Scotland this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

McCreadie Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of McCreadie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the McCreadie last name grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 1,265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 4,492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 476 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCreadie Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCreadie surname is primarily Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCreadie last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCreadie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 188.55% more than the national average, earning R 685,704 per year; in United States they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $50,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $55,030 CAD per year.