Creese Surname

182,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Creese Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the creeze,' a West-country surname. 'Creeze, squeamish: West' (Halliwell); a fastidious man, particular, nice.

William Crees, Somerset, 1 Edward III Kirby's Quest.

Clement Cres, Somerset, 1 Edward III ibid.

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Creese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8351:434,08337,397
England8161:68,2827,897
Australia1971:137,03414,802
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1411:799174
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Trinidad and Tobago1091:12,5141,663
Wales521:59,5105,360
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Turks and Caicos Islands111:3,121346
Panama61:652,04310,051
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4491:54,2886,497
Wales501:31,3681,723
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Creese (14) may also be a first name.

Creese Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the creeze,' a West-country surname. 'Creeze, squeamish: West' (Halliwell); a fastidious man, particular, nice.

William Crees, Somerset, 1 Edward III Kirby's Quest.

Clement Cres, Somerset, 1 Edward III ibid.

Robert Crees, Somerset, 1 Edward III ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Loving, Fond [Lanc. Dialectal word: cp. also West. Dialectal creeze, squeamish. Note Old English creásnes, pride]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of Crees is well represented in the district of Frome. As Crees and Creese it is also numerous in Wiltshire, and Creese similarly occurs in Worcestershire. In the 17th century there was a gentle family of Crees in the town of Derby (Glover's "Derbyshire").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Creese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Creese is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Creese? popularity and diffusion

It is the 182,673rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,133,081 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Creese reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. Creese is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 835 people, or 1 in 434,083. In The United States Creese is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Creese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Creese has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 949 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Creese Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creese last name are 15.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.88% registered with the party.

The amount Creese earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.44% more than the national average, earning R 630,792 per year; in United States they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $46,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creesey9221/
Creeser9214/
Creesse924/
Crehese921/
Crees911,621/
Crese9110/
Crease831,082/
Croese83866/
Crezee83559/
Cresse83242/
Creces83133/
Creece83107/
Creuse83105/
Creser83100/
Kreese8386/
Cresey8365/
Creses8364/
Creesy8353/
Creesh8316/
Creeds834/
Creest834/
Sreese833/
Criese833/
Creeze832/
Cresep832/
Jreese832/
Cruese831/
Crrees831/
Creset831/
Creise830/
Craese830/
Creets830/
Creesa830/
Cres801,080/
Creehouse800/
Creasey775,935/
Cressey772,223/
Creaser771,705/
Creeger77454/
Cresser77401/
Creuset77140/
Cretser7764/
Cresset7726/
Creiser7714/
Creysse7713/
Creuser7712/
Creasea779/
Kreeseh776/
Cressee775/
Creches773/
Creuses772/
Kreeser771/
Chrecee771/
Cressep771/
Criesei771/
Creseap771/
Screase771/
Creaseu771/
Creaset771/
Croesse771/
Creusse771/
Sreeses771/
Cruiese770/
Kreesey770/
Crezies770/
Creigee770/
Creetsh770/
Cresgee770/
Creecey770/
Cresett770/
Creezer770/
Creisey770/
Cress738,501/
Crase732,283/
Crest731,337/
Cresp731,055/
Crise73735/
Krese73492/
Crets73484/
Creze73368/
Creis73182/
Cresi7377/
Cresa7356/
Krees7338/
Creas7332/
Cries7325/
Crece7314/
Cresh7313/
Cresy7312/
Crege738/
Creys734/
Creez734/
Cresz731/
Srese731/
Creïs731/
Crehs731/
Creasser71126/
Creusser718/
Qureeshe714/
Chreaser712/
Kreesser711/
Cressett711/
Cresseey711/
Creassey710/
Cresseys710/
Schreser710/
Cretches710/
Crouse6722,506/
Creech6720,663/
Cruise6710,062/
Creasy675,962/
Kresse674,070/
Cresci673,888/
Kroese673,123/
Kriese672,443/
Crause672,379/
Cressy671,547/
Creger671,500/
Creecy671,207/
Croise67636/
Qurese67515/
Creuze67489/
Creche67447/
Croesi67237/
Cressi67229/
Cressa67227/
Cresce67202/
Criser67187/
Creusy67152/
Craise67119/
Chrise67112/
Krease6792/
Crecea6775/
Croesy6770/
Creyts6767/
Kraese6763/
Creace6761/
Kruese6759/
Criesi6745/
Cresie6743/
Creasi6741/
Cregge6738/
Cresis6738/
Crecis6735/
Crises6732/
Crezée6724/
Crecer6720/
Criess6720/
Creash6718/
Creusa6717/
Criece6715/
Cryser6715/
Kreise6714/
Crisse6712/
Kreuse6710/
Cregis6710/
Kresei6710/
Sreesa679/
Qreesh677/
Kresez676/
Crasse675/
Cresha675/
Crasey674/
Creuss674/
Crejis674/
Cresay673/
Cretts673/
Creshy673/
Crices673/
Criges673/
Creezy673/
Crisei673/
Khrees673/
Creast672/
Creisi672/
Cryset672/
Cresch672/
Crescy672/
Creuce672/
Qurees672/
Crezet672/
Criesa672/
Creids672/
Crezeu672/
Crisey671/
Kreets671/
Kcrege671/
Krejee671/
Kresee671/
Cresst671/
Crizes671/
Crress671/
Creage671/
Creshe671/
Schrieshe671/
Sreeze671/
Sriese671/
Creige671/
Crisea671/
Crezer671/
Kreece671/
Krejes671/
Chreitser671/
Chryse671/
Creysa671/
Creyze671/
Creţea671/
Cresai671/
Cresip671/
Crespì671/
Creusé671/
Crespp671/
Creixe671/
Crayse671/
Qreesheej671/
Qreesi671/
Qresee671/
Kreest671/
Credge670/
Creiss670/
Critse670/
Kreess670/
Cressp670/
Kretse670/
Crysey670/
Cruesy670/
Creush670/
Crezey670/
Craesy670/
Kresey670/
Kresea670/
Creeza670/
Crujse670/
Credce670/
Cresoy670/
Criset670/
Crecey670/
Creits670/

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