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 can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Creevey.

How Common Is The Last Name Creevey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Creevey is the 449,900th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Creevey reside; 64 percent reside in Australasia and 64 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 59,201. In Australia Creevey is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 70 percent live, New South Wales, where 20 percent live and Victoria, where 5 percent live. Beside Australia Creevey occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

Creevey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Creevey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 356 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 883 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Creevey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Creevey last name is principally 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 to vote for the political 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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