Creaswell Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Creaswell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cresswell.' Two parishes bear this name, one in Northumberland, the other in Staffordshire.

Thomas de Cressewell, Staffordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Creaswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Creaswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cresswell.' Two parishes bear this name, one in Northumberland, the other in Staffordshire.

Thomas de Cressewell, Staffordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Henry de Creswell, Staffordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Robert Cressewyle, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Cresuill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Emmot Creswyll, 1379: ibid.

John Cresswell, Yorkshire, 1591-2: Register of the University of Oxford.

1615. Baptised — Parnell, d. John Creswell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Creaswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Creaswell occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Creaswell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creaswell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Creaswell are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 3,856,529. In Australia Creaswell is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 100 percent are found.

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