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 surname Creber is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Creber.

How Common Is The Last Name Creber? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 303,787th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Creber are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Creber is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 126,632. In England Creber is most frequent in: Devon, where 30 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Cornwall, where 5 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Thailand, where 14 percent are found.

Creber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Creber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Creber surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creber last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% 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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