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Macrae
OriginScottish
Meaning"son of grace"
About Macrae
MacRae -- or McRay or McCrae -- is a Scottish surname-name whose meaning is most often given as son of grace or sometimes son of luck. The hero of Lonesome Dove's last name was McCrae. A good honor name for a Ray or Rae, it can also be shortened to Mac.
Pronounced muk-RAY.
As of October 2026, Macrae ranked #10297 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6327 in 1999.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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- Colin Macrae Ingersoll
U.S. Congressman from Connecticut
- James Macrae Aitken
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