Creech Surname

26,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,663 people bear this surname

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

Creech Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably 'of Crick,' a hamlet in the parish of Caerwent, in Monmouthshire These surnames are undoubtedly of West-country parentage; compare Kirk and Church, or Brigg and Bridge, (a) Local, 'of Crich,' a parish in Derbyshire, near Alfreton.

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Creech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,6691:18,4282,321
England3641:153,07214,566
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Ireland451:104,6435,503
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Barbados21:143,7241,981
France21:33,211,361423,184
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3581:36,9804,380

Creech (59) may also be a first name.

Creech Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably 'of Crick,' a hamlet in the parish of Caerwent, in Monmouthshire These surnames are undoubtedly of West-country parentage; compare Kirk and Church, or Brigg and Bridge, (a) Local, 'of Crich,' a parish in Derbyshire, near Alfreton.

Peter de Cryche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert de Criche, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1665. Buried — Jane Creech: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

From Creich in Fifeshire, where a family of this name rented land for several generations. "The parish of Creich, in the northern part of Fifeshire, contains the remains of an ancient casde but there is no trace of any family bearing the name occupying the lands" (Rogers, The Book of Robert Burns, 1, p. 129). Douenaldus (i.e. Donald) de Creych, a cleric, was one of the witnesses to a confirmation charter by Walter, son of Alan of the land of Tubermor between 1204 and 1241 (Scon, p. 125). Simon de Creych who petitioned for a canonry of Moray, 1394 (Pap. Pet., I, p. 620), appears in 1403 as councillor of the earl of Atholl (CSR., I. p. 180). Master Richard Creyche of Scotland, who had a safe conduct into England in 1423 (Bain, IV, 935), is probably Richard de Creich who was rector of the church of Croile (Crail) in the diocese of St. Andrew in 1429 (RMS., II, 137). Andrew Creich is recorded in Dunfermline in 1585 (Dunfermline). John Creych was merchant in Leith, 1544 (Rollok, 36). Issobella Creich and Joneta Creich were heirs portioners of Robert Creich, avus, in a house in the burgh of Newburgh and regality of Lundoris in 1611 (Retours, Fife, 222,223). William Creech (1745—1815) published the first Edinburgh edition of the Poems of Burns. Craich and Craigh 1686.

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

(English) belonging to Creech, a palatal form 0f Creek, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Creech Last Name Facts

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

Creech is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Creech click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creech? popularity and diffusion

The surname Creech is the 26,048th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 352,686 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Creech reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 59 people.

The last name Creech is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 19,669 people, or 1 in 18,428. In The United States Creech is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 23 percent are found, Kentucky, where 9 percent are found and South Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Creech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Creech has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 643 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Creech Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Creech surname are 13.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Creech earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $39,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $45,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creeach9232/
Chreech923/
Creetch921/
Crech9122/
Creec914/
Creeh913/
Creach832,419/
Creche83447/
Creece83107/
Cretch8366/
Creesh8316/
Kreech8312/
Creich835/
Crrech832/
Cresch832/
Croech831/
Chrech831/
Criech830/
Cree805,174/
Creh80231/
Crec8025/
Creac'h77263/
Creiche77162/
Creache777/
Creisch772/
Cretsch771/
Creatch771/
Zreechh771/
Creetsh770/
Crruech770/
Creed7313,349/
Krech733,297/
Creer733,276/
Crees731,621/
Crich73448/
Creac73147/
Creet7382/
Creci7327/
Crece7314/
Cresh7313/
Crese7310/
Cresc734/
Creez734/
Creah732/
Zrech732/
Creep731/
Creuc731/
Crych731/
Creea731/
Creey731/
Crehs731/
Qreeh731/
Creej731/
Creph730/
Creische7111/
Crouch6750,559/
Cresci673,888/
Creese672,326/
Critch671,386/
Crease671,082/
Kreuch67783/
Kriech67677/
Cre67559/
Kresch67471/
Kreich67333/
Creith67275/
Cresse67242/
Cresce67202/
Kretch67111/
Creace6761/
Kreche6740/
Criche6738/
Kreych6721/
Créach6719/
Creash6718/
Crèche6714/
Crauch678/
Qreesh677/
Creeds674/
Creest674/
Cricht674/
Creutc673/
Kroech673/
Craich671/
Kruech671/
Crisch671/
Creitc671/
Creshe671/
Crrees671/
Kreïch671/
Kreece671/
Krzech671/
Cruich671/
Creahe671/
Crichs671/
Creajh670/
Kreach670/
Creise670/
Creadh670/
Creets670/
Creahd670/
Creush670/
Creher670/
Kraech670/
Credce670/

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