Cree Surname

92,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2431:161,59616,456
England1,0991:50,6996,277
Scotland6631:8,0751,193
Canada3691:99,85310,844
Australia3431:78,7059,179
Northern Ireland1971:9,3661,515
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Wales211:147,35910,403
France191:3,495,933219,029
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1111:39,9093,651
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4991:7,5011,049
England3881:62,8237,296
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5981:83,9788,767

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Dweller at the R. Cree [supp. from Gaelic crioch, a boundary; the river marking the boundary between East and West Galloway]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from McCrie or Macrae.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crée921/
Creed8913,349/
Creer893,276/
Crees891,621/
Creet8982/
Chree8971/
Creez894/
Creeh893/
Creye892/
Creep891/
Scree891/
Creea891/
Creey891/
Creej891/
Cre86559/
Creech8020,663/
Cregge8038/
Crayee8022/
Creesh8016/
Creeds804/
Creest804/
Chreer803/
Schree802/
Chreey802/
Creieh801/
Crrees801/
Creahe801/
Chrees800/
Creets800/
Creher800/
Sree7515,182/
Crea756,675/
Cret752,557/
Cres751,080/
Crye75945/
Creţ75385/
Crue75346/
Crey75278/
Kree75270/
Creh75231/
Creț75227/
Crep75166/
Croe75134/
Creß75123/
Crie75115/
Crae75109/
Crez7595/
Creu7584/
Crer7568/
Cred7517/
Crei754/
Zree754/
Crre753/
Chre752/
Scre752/
Creş752/
Crze752/
Jree751/
Czre751/
Ckre751/
Qree751/
Gcre751/
Creà751/
Creá751/
Zcre751/
Cqre751/
Crhe751/
Kcre751/
Crge750/
Schreer73413/
Creeach7332/
Schreep737/
Chreech733/
Crayhee733/
Creetch731/
Chreest731/
Creetsh730/
Schreea730/
Crowe6768,469/
Shree6716,111/
Cress678,501/
Creus674,432/
Kreye671,912/
Crest671,337/
Cresp671,055/
Kreie67911/
Kreer67523/
Crets67484/
Craye67359/
Croue67296/
Csőre67237/
Sreer67217/
Creis67182/
Creuz67162/
Creța67150/
Chrea67141/
Cruje6793/
Sreet6761/
Schreher6755/
Tchre6746/
Croye6744/
Cretì6742/
Zreet6739/
Cread6737/
Craje6736/
Creas6732/
Crepp6730/
Creij6729/
Chrey6726/
Crejo6725/
Creat6723/
Crech6722/
Sreez6721/
Creio6721/
Krree6720/
Crrea6715/
Cresh6713/
Crawe679/
Creui679/
Quree678/
Sreej677/
Srees677/
Cruye676/
Zreed676/
Craie675/
Craue674/
Srree674/
Tsree674/
Chrep674/
Creys674/
Croje674/
Chret674/
Creip674/
Jreez674/
Sreey674/
Zreea674/
Srhee673/
Schre673/
Jreej673/
Creah672/
Screy672/
Sreed672/
Chred672/
Crett672/
Cruie672/
Craeh672/
Creyo672/
Jreey672/
Creiz672/
Chres671/
Khree671/
Chrei671/
Creua671/
Creuy671/
Criie671/
Creha671/
Creia671/
Creiu671/
Kreea671/
Creji671/
Crije671/
Kreje671/
Zreez671/
Creyó671/
Creïs671/
Credd671/
Crehs671/
Creja671/
Creud671/
Kcrez671/
Creyd671/
Schreesh671/
Qreeh671/
Qreet671/
Zreej671/
Zreer671/
Creya671/
Kcret671/
Creap670/
Creiy670/
Creph670/
Schreedt670/
Criey670/
Crueh670/
Cryie670/
Crrie670/

Cree Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cree in the Arabic language
كرىkry-
كريkry-

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Cree Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cree
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