# McCrea (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mccrea/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,320 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,504 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,852 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.8% (5,971 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɪkˈkreɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Macrea |

## Etymology

Variant of McRae.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCrea in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCrea in the United States.

## People named McCrea

- Joel McCrea, American actor (1905–1990)
- Jody McCrea, American actor and producer (1934-2009)
- Javon McCrea, American basketball player (born 1992)

## Similar surnames

McCray, McGraw, McGrew, McCurry, McCraw, McCree, McCrae, McCary, McCorry, McRae, Macrae, McRee.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.