McRae
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): McCrae, McCree, McRay, McRee
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith (“son of grace”), from mac + rath. Compare the Irish form McGrath.
Proper noun
McRae (countable and uncountable, plural McRaes)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Covington County, Alabama, United States.
- A city in White County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Clay County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States.
Derived terms
- McRae-Helena
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McRae is the 1987th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18156 individuals. McRae is most common among White (52.7%) and Black/African American (41.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McRae”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 561.
Anagrams
- Carme, crame, cream, crema, macer, recam