Creagan Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Creagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:899,40267,834
Australia1541:175,29717,847
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Creagan (13) may also be a first name.

Creagan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Creagan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Creagan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Creagan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creagan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 537,454th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Creagan live; 67 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 899,402. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 16 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Creagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Creagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Creagan last name rose 415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Creagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Creagan surname is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creagan surname are 22.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Creagan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning $51,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.27% more than the national average, earning $65,217 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creaghan93269/
Creeagan931/
Cregan923,330/
Cragan92241/
Creegan861,832/
Creggan8674/
Craigan8673/
Crangan8658/
Craggan8649/
Creghan8649/
Chragan8647/
Craghan8640/
Creigan867/
Zreagan861/
Crehgan861/
Kreagan860/
Craygan860/
Creagon860/
Craegan860/
Chregan860/
Creighan80215/
Craughan8082/
Creeggan8056/
Craighan8055/
Criaghan804/
Creagham803/
Creaghon800/
Creeghan800/
Crigan77851/
Cragon7781/
Kregan7717/
Cregon7715/
Kragan771/
Chraygane756/
Craughaun751/
Craigon71145/
Kreegan715/
Crrigan714/
Crângan711/
Krangan711/
Craghon711/
Creigon711/
Creggon711/
Kragang711/
Creegon710/
Craggon710/
Kruegan710/
Cruigan710/
Cragham710/
Criggan710/
Croughan67419/
Craigham671/
Kraeghan671/
Craughon670/
Craygham670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Creagan
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