Creese Surname
Approximately 2,326 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCreese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 835 | 1:434,083 | 37,397 |
| England | 816 | 1:68,282 | 7,897 |
| Australia | 197 | 1:137,034 | 14,802 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 141 | 1:799 | 174 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 109 | 1:12,514 | 1,663 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 11 | 1:3,121 | 346 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 449 | 1:54,288 | 6,497 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:31,368 | 1,723 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
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.
(English) Loving, Fond [Lanc. Dialectal word: cp. also West. Dialectal creeze, squeamish. Note Old English creásnes, pride]
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").
Creese Demographics
Average Male Creese Height
173.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Creese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Creese Come From? nationality or country of origin
Creese occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Creese? popularity and diffusion
It is the 182,673rd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,133,081 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Creese are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename on earth, held by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 835 people, or 1 in 434,083. In The United States Creese is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists 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 frequency of Creese has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Creese surname expanded 949 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Creese Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Creese last name is primarily Anglican (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Creese last name are 15.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.88% being registered with the political 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.
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