Crease Surname
Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname
Crease Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the creeze,' a West-country surname. 'Creeze, squeamish: West' (Halliwell); a fastidious man, particular, nice.
William Crees, Somerset, 1 Edward III Kirby's Quest.
Clement Cres, Somerset, 1 Edward III ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCrease Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 465 | 1:119,824 | 12,145 |
| United States | 277 | 1:1,308,516 | 91,569 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:97,342 | 6,721 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 369 | 1:66,058 | 7,550 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:79,643 | 4,400 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
Crease (25) may also be a first name.
Crease Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the creeze,' a West-country surname. 'Creeze, squeamish: West' (Halliwell); a fastidious man, particular, nice.
William Crees, Somerset, 1 Edward III Kirby's Quest.
Clement Cres, Somerset, 1 Edward III ibid.
Robert Crees, Somerset, 1 Edward III ibid.
(English) Loving, Fond [Lanc. Dialectal word: cp. also West. Dialectal creeze, squeamish. Note Old English creásnes, pride]
(A Lancashire word.) Loving, fond.
From the Old Norse, Gris; from the French, Criez; a personal name.
The name of Crees is well represented in the district of Frome. As Crees and Creese it is also numerous in Wiltshire, and Creese similarly occurs in Worcestershire. In the 17th century there was a gentle family of Crees in the town of Derby (Glover's "Derbyshire").
Crease Demographics
Average Crease Salary in
United States
$37,150 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Crease Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crease Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Crease occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Crease? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 339,783rd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,735,255 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Crease are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 25 people.
This last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 119,824. In England Crease is most common in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Essex, where 15 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.
Crease Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Crease has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Crease surname rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 440 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crease Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Crease last name are 31.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Crease earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.06% less than the national average, earning R 182,844 per year; in United States they earn 13.9% less than the national average, earning $37,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $56,626 CAD per year.
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