McCredie Surname History

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The McCredie surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic "Mac Riada," or "son of Riada," a personal name meaning "trained," or "expert."

Early Origins of the McCredie family

The surname McCredie was first found in Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel.

Early History of the McCredie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCredie research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1608 is included under the topic Early McCredie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCredie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCreedy, MacCready, MacReidy, McCreedy, McCready and many more.

Early Notables of the McCredie family

Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McCredie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCredie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCredie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas McCredie, who arrived in New York in 1823 1

Contemporary Notables of the name McCredie (post 1700) +

William Wallace "W. W." McCredie (1862-1935), American politician, U.S. Representative from Washington
Walter Henry McCredie (1876-1934), American Major League Baseball player for the Brooklyn Superbas in 1903 and later manager for 18 years in the minor leagues
Nancy McCredie (1945-2021), Canadian three-time gold medalist track and field athlete in the 1960s, from Belleville, Ontario
Malcolm McCredie (b. 1942), former Australian cyclist who competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Colin McCredie (b. 1972), Scottish actor, best known for his role as DC Stuart Fraser in the STV drama Taggart
Andrew Dalgarno McCredie (b. 1930), Australian musicologist
Robert McCredie May OM, AC, FRS, FAA, FTSE, FRSN, HonFAIB (1936-2020), Baron May of Oxford, Australian scientist who was formerly Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, winner of the 1998 Balzan Prize for biodiversity

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)