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    The surname McCrea

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 6,320 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɪkˈkreɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex M260

    McCrea: #5,504 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McCrea #5,504, 6,320 people McCrea: #5,504 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McCrea #5,504, 6,320 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCrea is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Variant of McRae.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,320 people named McCrea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,852 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,971.

    #5,504
    rank among US surnames
    6,320
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #5,366)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,500Cifuentes6,32548,814
    #5,502Luevano6,32448,821
    #5,503Shreve6,32148,844
    #5,504McCrea6,32048,852

    Who is named McCrea

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    67% of people named McCrea identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McCreas

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Macrea

    Surnames that sound like McCrea

    McCrea has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCrea come from?
    Variant of McRae.
    How common is the surname McCrea?
    6,320 people in the United States had the surname McCrea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,852 Americans. It ranked 5,504th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCrea?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named McCrea identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McCrea?
    Joel McCrea, American actor (1905–1990), followed by Jody McCrea.
    Where is the surname McCrea most common?
    Wikidata records people named McCrea in the United States.
    How do you pronounce McCrea?
    McCrea is /mɪkˈkreɪ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname McCrea getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,971 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,320 in 2010, up 5.8%.
    What are other spellings of McCrea?
    Macrea.