Cresswell Forename

743,570th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Cresswell Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] spring where the watercress grows.

Cresswell Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
97%
 
711:768,06531,999
England
100%
281:1,985,81925,430
United States
100%
161:22,658,561177,713
Jamaica-101:288,3238,750
India
64%
 
81:151,859,7461,755,835
Zimbabwe
100%
41:3,855,95474,439
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
Canada
100%
21:16,566,68686,787
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Wales-21:1,547,15412,610
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606

Cresswell (14,777) may also be a surname.

Cresswell Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] spring where the watercress grows.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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