Creelman Surname

182,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Creelman Surname Definition:

One who carries a wicker basket, called in the North a creel.

Creelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9321:388,90434,194
Canada7381:49,9266,066
Northern Ireland2301:8,0221,350
Australia1831:147,51715,697
England921:605,63136,119
Scotland711:75,4065,680
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Guam121:13,3432,098
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland571:65,6703,971
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Creelman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who carries a wicker basket, called in the North a creel.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Creelman Last Name Facts

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

Creelman is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Creelman? popularity and diffusion

Creelman is the 182,870th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,137,127 people. Creelman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Creelman reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Creelman is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 932 people, or 1 in 388,904. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 18 percent are found, Washington, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Creelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Creelman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Creelman surname expanded 961 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 767 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Creelman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creelman last name are 2.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Creelman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $41,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $46,438 CAD per year.

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