Creen Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 287 | 1:1,262,923 | 89,039 |
| Northern Ireland | 83 | 1:22,229 | 2,588 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
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.
Creen Demographics
Creen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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