McRae

English

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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)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama.
    2. A city in White County, Arkansas.
    3. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Florida.
    4. A former city in Telfair County, Georgia, now part of McRae-Helena.
    5. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
  3. A community in the County of St. Paul, Alberta, Canada.

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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.

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