Creen Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

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

Creen Surname Definition:

Probably contracted from Mac Braein, now MacBreen, 'Breen's Son'; but possibly a corruption of Kneen (see p. 28), which is sometimes pronounced Creen or Crinn.

Creen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
Northern Ireland831:22,2292,588
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England181:3,095,448105,421
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Creen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably contracted from Mac Braein, now MacBreen, 'Breen's Son'; but possibly a corruption of Kneen (see p. 28), which is sometimes pronounced Creen or Crinn.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Creen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creen occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Creen? popularity and diffusion

Creen is the 642,034th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. The surname Creen is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Creen are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 1,262,923. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 23 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Iowa, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Creen exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Creen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Creen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Creen last name grew 611 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 55 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Creen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Creen surname is principally Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Creen surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Creen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $53,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Screen912,583/
Creuen9136/
Creyen917/
Crejen911/
Cren891,528/
Creusen83447/
Creehan83196/
Schreen83136/
Crețean8334/
Createn835/
Creggen831/
Creasen830/
Creeyan830/
Crean805,241/
Crenn802,516/
Sreen80671/
Creng80480/
Zreen80479/
Craen80297/
Croen80208/
Chren80195/
Creem80182/
Crent80100/
Kreen8079/
Crein8014/
Crenk803/
Cruen803/
Crien802/
Scren802/
Cremn802/
Qreen802/
Jreen801/
Cryen801/
Creyn801/
Crend800/
Creun800/
Crzen800/
Crren800/
Creissen77107/
Creachen777/
Creasent770/
Crn754/
Crehan732,286/
Qureen731,233/
Shreen73534/
Creane73499/
Crețan73333/
Chreng7358/
Crenne7352/
Chreem7337/
Crowen7323/
Creyne7320/
Crayen7319/
Cruyen7317/
Craehn7313/
Schren7312/
Kreyen7310/
Chrenc737/
Creant735/
Crijen735/
Craien734/
Creine733/
Creyon733/
Tsreen733/
Crouen732/
Crawen731/
Kreend731/
Kreuen731/
Crajen731/
Creasn731/
Zchren731/
Creing731/
Hqreen731/
Zrreen731/
Zhreen731/
Chrenk731/
Creune731/
Creahn730/
Creyan730/
Creang730/
Creian730/
Creand730/
Crauen730/
Crendt730/
Crentt730/
Kreehn730/
Creion730/
Creyin730/
Croyen730/
Creissent7154/
Schrenk675,548/
Kren674,228/
Schroen67839/
Crin67372/
Sren67347/
Crem67257/
Kreiten67189/
Schraen67159/
Crousen67123/
Cruysen67123/
Cryn67112/
Crausen6761/
Schrøen6761/
Kreusen6735/
Schreng6732/
Creutin6719/
Crne6716/
Zren678/
Creatin676/
Criggen675/
Chrenne673/
Sjøreen672/
Qren672/
Crzn672/
Schrien671/
Cruiten671/
Craucen671/
Chrn671/
Schrenn671/
Krajeen671/
Crenque671/
Croußen671/
Creangå671/
Ccrn671/
Schreem671/
Zreemnh671/
Zrzreen671/
Crng671/
Crnn671/
Crnt671/
Jren671/
Crehane670/
Crayten670/
Schrent670/
Cruisen670/
Crouten670/
Crehang670/
Croggen670/
Kreuten670/
Kreient670/
Creasin670/
Croiten670/
Craggen670/

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