Creek Surname

65,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

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.

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Creek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5001:65,9027,700
Australia1,0371:26,0323,545
England7581:73,5078,376
Canada1371:268,94625,310
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
Israel261:329,14027,831
Wales241:128,9399,528
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Belize41:88,8683,294
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norfolk Island31:765177
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5351:45,5615,671
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7911:63,4886,928

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.

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

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).

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Creek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creek (Arabic: الكريك) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,016th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 948,282 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Creek reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 282,418th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 836 people.

Creek is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,500 people, or 1 in 65,902. In The United States Creek is primarily found in: Maryland, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists 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 prevalency of Creek has changed over time. 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 Creek are 15.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.45% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creeke9116/
Creeck9111/
Chreek912/
Creesk910/
Crek8921/
Schreek8319/
Creechk832/
Creek's831/
Craweek831/
Creak80572/
Kreek80502/
Croek8093/
Craek8020/
Chrek8013/
Creyk8011/
Creik8011/
Sreek809/
Creck809/
Zreek804/
Creec804/
Criek802/
Creeg802/
Creke801/
Cresk800/
Schreeck77174/
Creque731,297/
Creyke73148/
Schrek73110/
Kreeck7385/
Creask7338/
Creske7330/
Kreeke7322/
Screck738/
Crieck735/
Creake733/
Creick732/
Cregue732/
Crecks731/
Kreuek731/
Chreak731/
Shreek730/
Creegs730/
Creuck730/
Chreeg730/
Creack730/
Creegg730/
Schreck6714,038/
Cryk677,242/
Krek671,467/
Schriek67906/
Crik67430/
Creg67102/
Šrek6783/
Srek6765/
Schreeg6740/
Crec6725/
Zrek6724/
Kreecke676/
Crex674/
Creeagh672/
Xrek671/
Crecque671/
Schrekk671/
Kraweek671/
Cretque671/
Shchrek671/
Criyekk671/
Crawiek671/
Schreak671/
Schreik671/
Schrezk671/
Schreke670/
Creaque670/

Creek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Creek in the Arabic language
الكريكalkryk-
كريكkryk-

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