McCracken

English

Alternative forms

(surname): MacCracken, McCrackin

Etymology

Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Reachtain, a variant of Mac Neachtain (see McNaughton).

Proper noun

McCracken (countable and uncountable, plural McCrackens)

A surname.
A city in Rush County, Kansas, United States.
An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri, United States.

Derived terms

McCracken County

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, McCracken is the 1862^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19287 individuals. McCracken is most common among White (92.2%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCracken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 549.

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