Creevey Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Samoa

Creevey Surname Definition:

(Celtic) contraction of MacReevey-Son of Reevey: v, Reevey or Reavy.

Creevey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4561:59,2017,179
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Ireland1061:44,4243,361
England281:1,989,93178,001
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Samoa91:21,534479
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Creevey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) contraction of MacReevey-Son of Reevey: v, Reevey or Reavy.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Creevey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creevey is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creevey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 449,900th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,639,611 people. Creevey is mostly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Creevey reside; 64 percent reside in Australasia and 64 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 456 people, or 1 in 59,201. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 70 percent reside, New South Wales, where 20 percent reside and Victoria, where 5 percent reside. Not including Australia it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

Creevey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Creevey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Creevey surname grew 356 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 883 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Creevey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Creevey surname are 12.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.52% being registered with the party.

Creevey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.01% less than the national average, earning $36,674 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creevy921,099/
Crevey9215/
Creeve921/
Creavey8618/
Creevay8616/
Creever863/
Craevey860/
Creve83586/
Crevy8342/
Schreeve801/
Creaveys800/
Cravey771,952/
Screve77379/
Crevet77266/
Crewey77135/
Crever77134/
Creavy7785/
Krevey7770/
Crevei7731/
Kreeve779/
Creves776/
Chreve775/
Sreeve774/
Creveu771/
Crevay771/
Crevee771/
Creave771/
Crieve771/
Creive771/
Creeby771/
Crebey770/
Schreeves751/
Shreeve712,804/
Schreve71274/
Sreeves7165/
Creeber7135/
Chreive7123/
Creaves7115/
Kreevoy7113/
Creaver719/
Chreïve715/
Kreveiy713/
Creveux713/
Crevets711/
Crehvet711/
Chreivy711/
Creiver710/
Kreever710/
Chrevoy710/
Creives710/
Crevett710/
Chrever710/
Crievie710/
Crewe674,703/
Shreeves67766/
Crave67741/
Schrever67110/
Kreve6764/
Crevi6723/
Crève6716/
Crive6713/
Krevy6713/
Creva678/
Schrieve678/
Crebe674/
Schreves673/
Creweová673/
Creby671/
Cressuey671/
Sreve671/
Schreive670/
Shreever670/
Crewy670/

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