Cree Surname
Approximately 5,174 people bear this surname
Cree Surname Definition:
A surname in Ayrshire and Glasgow. More probably a shortening of (Ma)crae, than from the place name Cree.
Cree Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,243 | 1:161,596 | 16,456 |
| England | 1,099 | 1:50,699 | 6,277 |
| Scotland | 663 | 1:8,075 | 1,193 |
| Canada | 369 | 1:99,853 | 10,844 |
| Australia | 343 | 1:78,705 | 9,179 |
| Northern Ireland | 197 | 1:9,366 | 1,515 |
| New Zealand | 127 | 1:35,656 | 6,115 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 111 | 1:39,909 | 3,651 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 499 | 1:7,501 | 1,049 |
| England | 388 | 1:62,823 | 7,296 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 598 | 1:83,978 | 8,767 |
The alternate forms: Crée (1) are calculated separately.
Cree (523) may also be a first name.
Cree Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname in Ayrshire and Glasgow. More probably a shortening of (Ma)crae, than from the place name Cree.
(Celtic) Dweller at the R. Cree [supp. from Gaelic crioch, a boundary; the river marking the boundary between East and West Galloway]
Probably from McCrie or Macrae.
Cree Demographics
Cree Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cree Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cree Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cree (Arabic: كرى) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Crée. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cree? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,366th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,408,494 people. The last name Cree occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Cree are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 369,131st most common forename throughout the world, borne by 523 people.
The surname Cree is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,243 people, or 1 in 161,596. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Cree exists in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.
Cree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cree has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cree last name increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cree Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cree surname are 15.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.37% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cree earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.56% more than the national average, earning R 307,884 per year; in United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $52,992 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crée | 92 | 1 | / |
| Creed | 89 | 13,349 | / |
| Creer | 89 | 3,276 | / |
| Crees | 89 | 1,621 | / |
| Creet | 89 | 82 | / |
| Chree | 89 | 71 | / |
| Creez | 89 | 4 | / |
| Creeh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Creye | 89 | 2 | / |
| Creep | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scree | 89 | 1 | / |
| Creea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Creey | 89 | 1 | / |
| Creej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cre | 86 | 559 | / |
| Creech | 80 | 20,663 | / |
| Cregge | 80 | 38 | / |
| Crayee | 80 | 22 | / |
| Creesh | 80 | 16 | / |
| Creeds | 80 | 4 | / |
| Creest | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chreer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Schree | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chreey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Creieh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crrees | 80 | 1 | / |
| Creahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chrees | 80 | 0 | / |
| Creets | 80 | 0 | / |
| Creher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sree | 75 | 15,182 | / |
| Crea | 75 | 6,675 | / |
| Cret | 75 | 2,557 | / |
| Cres | 75 | 1,080 | / |
| Crye | 75 | 945 | / |
| Creţ | 75 | 385 | / |
| Crue | 75 | 346 | / |
| Crey | 75 | 278 | / |
| Kree | 75 | 270 | / |
| Creh | 75 | 231 | / |
| Creț | 75 | 227 | / |
| Crep | 75 | 166 | / |
| Croe | 75 | 134 | / |
| Creß | 75 | 123 | / |
| Crie | 75 | 115 | / |
| Crae | 75 | 109 | / |
| Crez | 75 | 95 | / |
| Creu | 75 | 84 | / |
| Crer | 75 | 68 | / |
| Cred | 75 | 17 | / |
| Crei | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zree | 75 | 4 | / |
| Crre | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Creş | 75 | 2 | / |
| Crze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jree | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qree | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gcre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Creà | 75 | 1 | / |
| Creá | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zcre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cqre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Crhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Crge | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schreer | 73 | 413 | / |
| Creeach | 73 | 32 | / |
| Schreep | 73 | 7 | / |
| Chreech | 73 | 3 | / |
| Crayhee | 73 | 3 | / |
| Creetch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chreest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Creetsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schreea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crowe | 67 | 68,469 | / |
| Shree | 67 | 16,111 | / |
| Cress | 67 | 8,501 | / |
| Creus | 67 | 4,432 | / |
| Kreye | 67 | 1,912 | / |
| Crest | 67 | 1,337 | / |
| Cresp | 67 | 1,055 | / |
| Kreie | 67 | 911 | / |
| Kreer | 67 | 523 | / |
| Crets | 67 | 484 | / |
| Craye | 67 | 359 | / |
| Croue | 67 | 296 | / |
| Csőre | 67 | 237 | / |
| Sreer | 67 | 217 | / |
| Creis | 67 | 182 | / |
| Creuz | 67 | 162 | / |
| Creța | 67 | 150 | / |
| Chrea | 67 | 141 | / |
| Cruje | 67 | 93 | / |
| Sreet | 67 | 61 | / |
| Schreher | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tchre | 67 | 46 | / |
| Croye | 67 | 44 | / |
| Cretì | 67 | 42 | / |
| Zreet | 67 | 39 | / |
| Cread | 67 | 37 | / |
| Craje | 67 | 36 | / |
| Creas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Crepp | 67 | 30 | / |
| Creij | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chrey | 67 | 26 | / |
| Crejo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Creat | 67 | 23 | / |
| Crech | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sreez | 67 | 21 | / |
| Creio | 67 | 21 | / |
| Krree | 67 | 20 | / |
| Crrea | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cresh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Crawe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Creui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quree | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sreej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Srees | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cruye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zreed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Craie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Craue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Srree | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tsree | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chrep | 67 | 4 | / |
| Creys | 67 | 4 | / |
| Croje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chret | 67 | 4 | / |
| Creip | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jreez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sreey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zreea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Srhee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jreej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Creah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Screy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sreed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chred | 67 | 2 | / |
| Crett | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cruie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Craeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Creyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jreey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Creiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Criie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kreea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kreje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zreez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creyó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Credd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crehs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcrez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schreesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qreeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qreet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zreej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zreer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creap | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creiy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schreedt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Criey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crueh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cryie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crrie | 67 | 0 | / |
Cree Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cree in the Arabic language | ||
| كرى | kry | - |
| كري | kry | - |
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Cree Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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