Creek Surname
Approximately 7,685 people bear this surname
Creek Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of the creek'; North-Eng. crake and emit, a bend, an inlet, a cove; compare Crakevalley, near Ulverston; (a) 'of Craike,' a parish in County Durham, three miles from Easingwold. Probably the origin is the same.
Read More About This SurnameCreek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,500 | 1:65,902 | 7,700 |
| Australia | 1,037 | 1:26,032 | 3,545 |
| England | 758 | 1:73,507 | 8,376 |
| Canada | 137 | 1:268,946 | 25,310 |
| New Zealand | 81 | 1:55,905 | 8,836 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Belize | 4 | 1:88,868 | 3,294 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 535 | 1:45,561 | 5,671 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 791 | 1:63,488 | 6,928 |
Creek (836) may also be a first name.
Creek Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of the creek'; North-Eng. crake and emit, a bend, an inlet, a cove; compare Crakevalley, near Ulverston; (a) 'of Craike,' a parish in County Durham, three miles from Easingwold. Probably the origin is the same.
Ralph Crake, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Philippus de Crayk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Elena Crayke, 1379: ibid.
1653. Married — Thomas Creak, Herefordshire (sic) and Elizabeth Warren: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1788. Married — William Appleby and Bib. Creek: St. George, Hanover Square.
1791. — William Staines and Mary Crake: ibid.
From Crayke, a village in Yorkshire. An old surname in the Lowlands. Three individuals of the name rendered homage in 1296: Henry de Crake of Dumfriesshire, James de Crake of Selkirkshire, and John de Crak' of Edinburghshire (Bain, II, p. 201,209, 212). The seal of the latter bears a hound running, S' Joh'is de Crake (ibid., p. 547). Adam de Crake was juror on an inquest at Roxburgh, 1303, and Walter de Creyk leased two-thirds of the manor of Blakeder (ibid., 1435; III, p. 37). Thomas Crac, a Scots prisoner of war in the Tower of London, released in 1413 (ibid., IV, 839). Individuals named Crak and Crake were admitted burgesses of Aberdeen, 1458 and 1513 (NSCM., I, p. 16, 45), Andrew Craik witnessed a "letter of sesing of the hold of Dumdurnach," 1453 (CAB., p. 541), and Thomas Creke, a Scot born in Aberdeen, had letters of denisation in England, 1480 (Bain, IV, 1465).
(English or Scandinavian) Dweller at a Creek, Cove, or Nook [Middle English creke: cp. Dutch kreek, a creek, cove, and Old Norse kriki, a crack, nook, bend (Danish- Norwegian krig, a corner]
Creek Demographics
Average Creek Salary in
United States
$40,998 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Creek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Creek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Creek (Arabic: الكريك) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Creek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Creek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 65,016th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 948,282 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Creek live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Creek is also the 282,418th most common first name internationally It is held by 836 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,500 people, or 1 in 65,902. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Creek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Creek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Creek surname increased 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Creek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Creek last name are 15.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.45% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Creek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,134 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeke | 91 | 16 | / |
| Creeck | 91 | 11 | / |
| Chreek | 91 | 2 | / |
| Creesk | 91 | 0 | / |
| Crek | 89 | 21 | / |
| Schreek | 83 | 19 | / |
| Creechk | 83 | 2 | / |
| Creek's | 83 | 1 | / |
| Craweek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Creak | 80 | 572 | / |
| Kreek | 80 | 502 | / |
| Croek | 80 | 93 | / |
| Craek | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chrek | 80 | 13 | / |
| Creyk | 80 | 11 | / |
| Creik | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sreek | 80 | 9 | / |
| Creck | 80 | 9 | / |
| Zreek | 80 | 4 | / |
| Creec | 80 | 4 | / |
| Criek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Creeg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Creke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cresk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schreeck | 77 | 174 | / |
| Creque | 73 | 1,297 | / |
| Creyke | 73 | 148 | / |
| Schrek | 73 | 110 | / |
| Kreeck | 73 | 85 | / |
| Creask | 73 | 38 | / |
| Creske | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kreeke | 73 | 22 | / |
| Screck | 73 | 8 | / |
| Crieck | 73 | 5 | / |
| Creake | 73 | 3 | / |
| Creick | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cregue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Crecks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kreuek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chreak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shreek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Creegs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Creuck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chreeg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Creack | 73 | 0 | / |
| Creegg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schreck | 67 | 14,038 | / |
| Cryk | 67 | 7,242 | / |
| Krek | 67 | 1,467 | / |
| Schriek | 67 | 906 | / |
| Crik | 67 | 430 | / |
| Creg | 67 | 102 | / |
| Šrek | 67 | 83 | / |
| Srek | 67 | 65 | / |
| Schreeg | 67 | 40 | / |
| Crec | 67 | 25 | / |
| Zrek | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kreecke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Crex | 67 | 4 | / |
| Creeagh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xrek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crecque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schrekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kraweek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cretque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shchrek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Criyekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crawiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schreak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schreik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schrezk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schreke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creaque | 67 | 0 | / |
Creek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Creek in the Arabic language | ||
| الكريك | alkryk | - |
| كريك | kryk | - |
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