McCracken
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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
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCracken is the 1862nd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 549.