Creedy Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Creedy Surname Definition:

Contraction of MacCready, q.v.

Creedy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2621:212,66418,215
Australia2251:119,98113,219
Israel911:94,04010,977
United States691:5,253,028264,570
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Wales321:96,7047,743
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Creedy (14) may also be a first name.

Creedy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contraction of MacCready, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A river in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Creedy Last Name Facts

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

Creedy occurs most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Creedy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,968th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Creedy are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. Creedy is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The last name Creedy is most widely held in England, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 212,664. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Devon, where 10 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent are found and Israel, where 12 percent are found.

Creedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Creedy has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Creedy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Creedy surname is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creedy last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Creedy earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning 306,590 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning R 246,696 per year; in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% less than the national average, earning $44,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creedey920/
Credy9115/
Creede83154/
Cready83142/
Creidy8331/
Credey836/
Cresdy833/
Creddy832/
Kreedy832/
Scredy831/
Chredy830/
Creeda830/
Craedy830/
Chreddy773/
Creeder772/
Creadey771/
Kreedyi771/
Schredy771/
Creedee770/
Creedeu770/
Crede73706/
Credi73587/
Kredy73215/
Creda7384/
Credé7326/
Sredy7326/
Cridy730/
Credit67375/
Kready67185/
Schreeder67103/
Croudy67101/
Scredi6796/
Creder6791/
Creide6783/
Credes6751/
Craidy6750/
Credie6748/
Kreidy6735/
Sreddy6730/
Credet6723/
Creidi6722/
Credis6720/
Credio6716/
Kreddy6713/
Sreeda679/
Chridy676/
Cradey676/
Kriedy674/
Jreddy674/
Creade674/
Kreedi673/
Crisdy672/
Cresdi672/
Chrede671/
Credhe671/
Zreddy671/
Sreede671/
Craudy671/
Cridey671/
Credei671/
Creida671/
Cradee671/
Shredy670/
Credge670/

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