MACRAE Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family MACRAE come from? Is MACRAE a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

Meanings of the Surname MACRAE

According to Thomas G. Gentry in his 1892 book Family Names, the Irish section states: Mac, son; rae, pronounced like ray, genitive of rae, the moon. Son of the moon; one influenced by the moon; a lunatic.

MACRAE in 1901

There were 63 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 5208th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Presbyterian: 46 (73.02%), Anglican: 6 (9.52%), Catholic: 6 (9.52%), Methodist: 4 (6.35%), Faith Mission: 1 (1.59%)

MACRAE Surname Map in Ireland in 1901

MACRAE in 1911

There were 44 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 6257th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

MACRAE Surname Map in Ireland in 1911

MACRAE in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

MACRAE Farmer Surname Map in 1901

MACRAE in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACRAE who are Catholic in each locality

MACRAE Catholic Surname Map in 1901

MACRAE in 1901 (Anglican)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACRAE who are Anglican in each locality

MACRAE Anglican Surname Map in 1901

MACRAE in 1901 (Presbyterian)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MACRAE who are Presbyterian in each locality

MACRAE Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

MACRAE in Scotland

The MACRAE Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the MACRAE surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.

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