Crease Surname

339,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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.

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Crease Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4651:119,82412,145
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Australia601:449,92835,109
Scotland551:97,3426,721
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Wales181:171,91811,581
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3691:66,0587,550
Scotland471:79,6434,400
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Loving, Fond [Lanc. Dialectal word: cp. also West. Dialectal creeze, squeamish. Note Old English creásnes, pride]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(A Lancashire word.) Loving, fond.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Gris; from the French, Criez; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Crease Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crease is found most frequently in England. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Crease click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crease? popularity and diffusion

It is the 339,783rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,735,255 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 held first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 465 people, or 1 in 119,824. In England Crease is most common in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, Essex, where 15 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Crease Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crease has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Crease surname increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 440 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crease Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Crease surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crease last name are 31.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creasey925,935/
Creaser921,705/
Creasie9212/
Creasea929/
Creashe922/
Creaseu921/
Creaset921/
Crase912,283/
Creas9132/
Crese9110/
Creasser86126/
Creassey860/
Creasy835,962/
Crause832,379/
Creese832,326/
Croese83866/
Cresse83242/
Cresce83202/
Craise83119/
Creuse83105/
Creser83100/
Krease8392/
Cresey8365/
Creses8364/
Creace8361/
Cresie8343/
Creasi8341/
Crasez8338/
Creash8318/
Craset837/
Crasse835/
Crasey834/
Criese833/
Crasie832/
Cratse832/
Creast832/
Cresep832/
Crashe831/
Creage831/
Creshe831/
Cruese831/
Creset831/
Crayse831/
Creose830/
Creise830/
Craese830/
Craser830/
Cras801,471/
Cres801,080/
Creager774,081/
Cressey772,223/
Cresser77401/
Crauser77317/
Crasset77290/
Creuset77140/
Cretser7764/
Crausse7752/
Crasser7748/
Cressie7739/
Crasher7730/
Creacey7729/
Cresset7726/
Creesey7721/
Creeser7714/
Creiser7714/
Creysse7713/
Creuser7712/
Crassee7711/
Crashes7710/
Creache777/
Cressee775/
Crassie775/
Creesse774/
Crassey772/
Craisse772/
Creuses772/
Kreaser771/
Cressep771/
Crhause771/
Crieasa771/
Criesei771/
Creasay771/
Creascy771/
Creasha771/
Creseap771/
Creshet771/
Ckrause771/
Crausey771/
Craiser771/
Croesse771/
Crauset771/
Crehese771/
Creusse771/
Crescie771/
Creazed771/
Crashie770/
Crescey770/
Creassy770/
Cruiese770/
Crasier770/
Creazer770/
Crehose770/
Cratser770/
Creashy770/
Craseer770/
Creoser770/
Crasses770/
Cresier770/
Cresgee770/
Cresett770/
Crasiey770/
Creisey770/
Cress738,501/
Croes735,646/
Creus734,432/
Crass732,069/
Crees731,621/
Crest731,337/
Cresp731,055/
Craus73953/
Crise73735/
Crays73707/
Krase73644/
Krese73492/
Crets73484/
Creze73368/
Crais73290/
Crast73285/
Crues73195/
Crasi73191/
Creis73182/
Cresi7377/
Craes7373/
Cresa7356/
Crash7332/
Cries7325/
Crasy7325/
Crasa7321/
Crece7314/
Cresh7313/
Craas7313/
Cresy7312/
Crege738/
Crats737/
Crasp735/
Kreas735/
Creys734/
Creez734/
Creza733/
Hcras731/
Cresz731/
Crads731/
Zrase731/
Qrase731/
Créas731/
Creïs731/
Crehs731/
Crahs731/
Creusier71113/
Creisher7132/
Creische7111/
Creusser718/
Qureashe713/
Cressett711/
Cresshey711/
Craassee711/
Creisier711/
Cresseey711/
Kreuasee711/
Cresseys710/
Crassett710/
Crescher710/
Krause67230,413/
Crouse6722,506/
Creech6720,663/
Cruise6710,062/
Kresse674,070/
Cresci673,888/
Kroese673,123/
Kresge672,628/
Kriese672,443/
Creach672,419/
Cressy671,547/
Creger671,500/
Creecy671,207/
Cracea671,028/
Croise67636/
Crezee67559/
Qurese67515/
Creuze67489/
Creche67447/
Creacy67388/
Cruess67272/
Croeze67271/
Croesi67237/
Cressi67229/
Cressa67227/
Crăcea67225/
Kraser67221/
Crasci67190/
Criser67187/
Creusy67152/
Creces67133/
Creuza67119/
Krasse67116/
Chrise67112/
Kraase67111/
Creece67107/
Kreese6786/
Crecea6775/
Crauss6772/
Croesy6770/
Creyts6767/
Craats6766/
Kresie6766/
Kraese6763/
Kruese6759/
Krasey6753/
Creesy6753/
Criesi6745/
Cregge6738/
Cresis6738/
Cricea6737/
Crecis6735/
Crassi6732/
Crises6732/
Creischer6725/
Craies6724/
Crezée6724/
Krashe6723/
Crassa6723/
Crecer6720/
Criess6720/
Creusa6717/
Creesh6716/
Crowes6716/
Krases6716/
Criece6715/
Cryser6715/
Kreise6714/
Crisse6712/
Craiss6712/
Kreuse6710/
Cregis6710/
Kresei6710/
Crayes679/
Crazee679/
Kresez676/
Krayse675/
Cratts675/
Kraset675/
Cresha675/
Krasee675/
Croess675/
Creeds674/
Creest674/
Crojas674/
Creuss674/
Kraise674/
Cruies674/
Crejis674/
Creazy674/
Cresay673/
Crasii673/
Cretts673/
Creshy673/
Crices673/
Criges673/
Creezy673/
Crisei673/
Cratsz673/
Kratse673/
Krasea673/
Craces672/
Crasha672/
Crazis672/
Creeze672/
Creisi672/
Cryset672/
Kreshe672/
Cresch672/
Crescy672/
Creuce672/
Craist672/
Crezet672/
Criesa672/
Crastì672/
Creaza672/
Qreshe672/
Crassy672/
Creids672/
Crezeu672/
Criasa672/
Crisey671/
Kcrasi671/
Kcrege671/
Khreas671/
Kraseu671/
Kreascher671/
Kresee671/
Cresst671/
Crizes671/
Crress671/
Cragee671/
Cragis671/
Craisy671/
Craius671/
Craues671/
Creatz671/
Creius671/
Crejos671/
Creige671/
Crisea671/
Crrees671/
Crausi671/
Crezer671/
Krasie671/
Qureashie671/
Qurase671/
Chryse671/
Crueze671/
Créasy671/
Creysa671/
Creyze671/
Creţea671/
Crashy671/
Craszt671/
Craass671/
Cracis671/
Cresai671/
Cresip671/
Crespì671/
Creusé671/
Kreash671/
Crespp671/
Creixe671/
Craust671/
Creyus671/
Qresee671/
Chrasi671/
Krahse671/
Crages670/
Credge670/
Creuys670/
Crazes670/
Creiss670/
Crauts670/
Critse670/
Creios670/
Crausy670/
Croies670/
Kreage670/
Kreass670/
Cressp670/
Kretse670/
Creets670/
Crysey670/
Crawes670/
Cruesy670/
Creush670/
Crezey670/
Craesy670/
Kresey670/
Kresea670/
Creeza670/
Crujse670/
Credce670/
Cresoy670/
Criset670/
Crecey670/
Creesa670/
Creits670/
Creehouse670/

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