Creeney Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Creeney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Creeney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Creeney is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Creeney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creeney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Creeney live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

Creeney is most common in England, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England it is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 56 percent reside, Cheshire, where 29 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Not including England Creeney occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Creeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Creeney has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Creeney surname increased 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Creeney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Screeney9356/
Creney9242/
Creene9216/
Creeny920/
Creaney861,341/
Cretney86576/
Chreene86297/
Screene86121/
Creener862/
Screeny860/
Zreeney860/
Creuney860/
Crene83145/
Creny832/
Schreene801/
Creanney800/
Creatney800/
Craney771,660/
Creane77499/
Croene7791/
Crenet7791/
Crenes7790/
Creany7735/
Crener7729/
Creyne7720/
Craene7714/
Creine773/
Sreeny772/
Creune771/
Jreene771/
Chrene771/
Cretny770/
Criney770/
Cruene770/
Cresny770/
Cryney770/
Crenea770/
Cregne770/
Schresney750/
Cranney711,745/
Croenne71350/
Creaner71159/
Crainey7198/
Critney7189/
Creunet7139/
Sreenoy7132/
Creiner7129/
Cresner7125/
Scriney7111/
Shreene717/
Zreenay713/
Creanet712/
Schrene711/
Tchrene711/
Cresnay711/
Sreenet711/
Qureeny711/
Krieney711/
Crenetz711/
Croiney710/
Crayney710/
Creines710/
Cregner710/
Kreaney710/
Crehane710/
Crane6778,842/
Crine67553/
Creugnet67371/
Cryne67232/
Krene67124/
Crena67105/
Chrisney6748/
Schrener6722/
Creni6721/
Schreane6715/
Schreine6712/
Zreny679/
Jrene674/
Crène673/
Sreenesh673/
Creugner672/
Crettner671/
Creineis671/
Sreenead671/
Crené671/
Crysenne671/
Creeanna671/
Sreny671/
Chreiner671/
Croutney671/
Craioney670/
Schriney670/
Crainney670/
Creasner670/
Kreny670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Creeney
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