How common is the surname McCreary?

8,298 people in the United States had the surname McCreary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,207 Americans. It ranked 4,285th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCreary?

Bear McCreary, American composer, followed by Kelly McCreary.

Where is the surname McCreary most common?

Wikidata records people named McCreary in the United States.

Is the surname McCreary getting more or less common?

More common. 8,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,298 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname McCreary

A patronymic surname, carried by 8,298 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M266

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCreary is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Ruaidhrí (“son of Ruaidhrí”), a personal name composed of the elements ruadh (“red”) + rí (“king”).

McCreary is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,298 people named McCreary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,207 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,105.

#4,285

rank among US surnames

8,298

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,021)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,276	Heinz	8,311	37,149
#4,278	Griffis	8,309	37,158
#4,279	Battaglia	8,308	37,162
#4,280	Ballinger	8,306	37,171
#4,281	Vanmeter	8,305	37,176
#4,282	Lieberman	8,302	37,189
#4,284	Nathan	8,300	37,198

Who is named McCreary

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

74% of people named McCreary identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCrearys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bear McCreary
American composer, born 1979
Kelly McCreary
American actress, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCreary

McCreary has the Soundex code M266, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M266.

Questions

Where does the surname McCreary come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Ruaidhrí (“son of Ruaidhrí”), a personal name composed of the elements ruadh (“red”) + rí (“king”).
How common is the surname McCreary?: 8,298 people in the United States had the surname McCreary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,207 Americans. It ranked 4,285th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCreary?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named McCreary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCreary?: Bear McCreary, American composer, followed by Kelly McCreary.
Where is the surname McCreary most common?: Wikidata records people named McCreary in the United States.
What type of surname is McCreary?: McCreary is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCreary getting more or less common?: More common. 8,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,298 in 2010, up 2.4%.