Creene Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Creene 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.

Creene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338

Creene (17) may also be a first name.

Creene 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

Creene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Creene is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Creene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Creene is the 4,908,606th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Creene are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 29 percent are found, Alabama, where 14 percent are found and Alaska, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

Creene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Creene has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Creene last name contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Creene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

Creene earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chreene92297/
Screene92121/
Creeney9246/
Creener922/
Crene91145/
Screeney8656/
Schreene861/
Creten83783/
Creane83499/
Crenet8391/
Croene8391/
Crenes8390/
Creney8342/
Crener8329/
Creyne8320/
Craene8314/
Cresen836/
Crehen834/
Creine833/
Chrene831/
Jreene831/
Creune831/
Creeny830/
Cregne830/
Crenea830/
Cruene830/
Creaney771,341/
Cretney77576/
Croenne77350/
Creaner77159/
Creeten77116/
Cresent77101/
Cretten7788/
Creunet7739/
Creiner7729/
Cressen7726/
Cresner7725/
Shreene777/
Cresien777/
Createn775/
Crecent774/
Creanet772/
Crenetz771/
Schrene771/
Tchrene771/
Sreenet771/
Crehane770/
Screeny770/
Cregner770/
Zreeney770/
Creasen770/
Creines770/
Creuney770/
Crane7378,842/
Crean735,241/
Crine73553/
Cryne73232/
Krene73124/
Crena73105/
Creni7321/
Crein7314/
Jrene734/
Crène733/
Creny732/
Cretn732/
Creyn731/
Crené731/
Crhen730/
Cressent711,100/
Creugnet71371/
Cressend71187/
Creissen71107/
Schrener7122/
Schreane7115/
Schreine7112/
Creachen717/
Sreenesh713/
Creugner712/
Crettner711/
Critteen711/
Creeanna711/
Chreiner711/
Crysenne711/
Sreenead711/
Creineis711/
Creatney710/
Creanney710/
Creasent710/
Creasner710/
Craine674,290/
Cretin673,758/
Criner673,002/
Craney671,660/
Crayne671,050/
Craane67371/
Scrine67257/
Crynes67160/
Crines6798/
Zreena6762/
Schreyner6761/
Creissent6754/
Croeni6751/
Creany6735/
Cranea6735/
Sreena6728/
Schreines6723/
Crisen6718/
Kreyne6717/
Zrener6713/
Cryner6712/
Kreune6712/
Zreenh6712/
Kreine6711/
Croyne678/
Croune678/
Crione678/
Cresin677/
Zreeni677/
Crenér676/
Schretner675/
Creant675/
Cranne674/
Creina674/
Criten673/
Zreyne673/
Sreeny672/
Cranee672/
Chrine672/
Kreena672/
Kcrane671/
Kroene671/
Crhine671/
Creasn671/
Shrene671/
Sreneu671/
Creing671/
Chrenh671/
Kresne671/
Srenet671/
Chretinne671/
Críner671/
Crènes671/
Crayenest671/
Creana671/
Cretni671/
Kriene671/
Sreenh671/
Craune671/
Kreeni671/
Kregne671/
Croine670/
Cretny670/
Criney670/
Creahn670/
Crenit670/
Cruine670/
Creang670/
Crigne670/
Cryney670/
Cresny670/
Schresney670/
Creand670/
Crenie670/

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