Creber Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Creber Surname Definition:

From crib-ber, the short ridge; crib-vêr, the great ridge; or crib-per, the bare rock. Ber also means a gentle eminence. There is a Wheal Crebor. But see Creba.

Creber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4401:126,63212,659
Australia2801:96,41310,942
Thailand1801:392,43568,893
Canada1271:290,12326,993
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Guernsey441:1,465311
Wales391:79,3476,699
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Ireland131:362,22614,761
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3051:79,9198,609
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Guernsey81:4,082713
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Creber (33) may also be a first name.

Creber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From crib-ber, the short ridge; crib-vêr, the great ridge; or crib-per, the bare rock. Ber also means a gentle eminence. There is a Wheal Crebor. But see Creba.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Creber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creber occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Creber? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,787th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. The surname Creber occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Creber reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 33 people.

The last name Creber is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 126,632. In England it is most prevalent in: Devon, where 30 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Cornwall, where 5 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Creber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Creber has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Creber last name increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 780 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Creber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creber surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Creber earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $59,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crebier92110/
Crebert9258/
Creeber9235/
Creaber920/
Crebe914/
Schreber8662/
Screiber8622/
Chreiber864/
Creabear861/
Kreber83924/
Crever83134/
Criber8381/
Cerber8378/
Crebes8313/
Jreber835/
Crewer834/
Sreber832/
Crebey830/
Schreiber80112,469/
Schrieber801,894/
Schrebert809/
Schrreber807/
Schreaber804/
Schretber804/
Schrebier803/
Schreeber800/
Schrehber800/
Scriber771,141/
Cribier771,100/
Krieber77209/
Kreiber77102/
Šreiber7730/
Kreeber7716/
Creaver779/
Shreber775/
Creever773/
Khreber773/
Sreiber772/
Szreber772/
Kreuber772/
Kresber772/
Jreeber771/
Criever771/
Creabes771/
Crébier771/
Crisber771/
Craiber771/
Cherber771/
Srieber770/
Scryber770/
Chrever770/
Chriber770/
Crevert770/
Creiver770/
Crevere770/
Schreiberr751/
Schreibger751/
Schriebeir750/
Cribe73673/
Creve73586/
Krebe73136/
Creba7377/
Crybe731/
Creby731/
Schriber711,943/
Szreiber71370/
Croibier71342/
Shreyber71254/
Shreiber71244/
Schrever71110/
Schryber71106/
Sreibere7143/
Schräber7134/
Shrieber7116/
Kreibert716/
Chraiber714/
Šreibere712/
Crisbert711/
Szrebier711/
D'Schreiber711/
Scraiber711/
Kerber6716,779/
Krewer672,109/
Creevy671,099/
Krever67579/
Schreiberová67401/
Schraiber67386/
Creaby67176/
Kräber67111/
Kreibe6787/
Crebay6765/
Kirber6763/
Kärber6754/
Crempe6744/
Schrijber6744/
Craibe6742/
Crevei6731/
Crevey6715/
Schremper6714/
Sryber679/
Sriber678/
Schreiberova676/
Schribert675/
Cribes674/
Criver673/
Kriber673/
Krebeš673/
Srever673/
Cresby672/
Schrgiber672/
Krebeu672/
Krebey672/
Creeve671/
Krebea671/
Crevee671/
Creeby671/
Creive671/
Krebei671/
Kreberová671/
Krebez671/
Krebge671/
Kryber671/
Schrajber671/
Chrisberd671/
Creave671/
Cresbi671/
Kreybe671/
Kriebe670/
Crithbert670/
Schreaver670/
Schroiber670/
Schreibir670/
Crewre670/
Creboa670/

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