Cregar Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cregar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cregar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6941:522,27543,598
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

Cregar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cregar is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cregar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 479,498th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cregar are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Cregar is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 694 people, or 1 in 522,275. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 9 percent are found, New Jersey, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Cregar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cregar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cregar surname rose 261 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cregar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cregar surname are 13.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.86% being registered with the political party.

Cregar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $47,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creagar9231/
Creggar9227/
Creegar924/
Criegar922/
Scregar921/
Creugar920/
Schregar860/
Kregar831,064/
Cregor83121/
Sregar8387/
Cergar8336/
Crigar8317/
Zregar831/
Cirgar830/
Kreegar7765/
Criggar7752/
Creagor7735/
Kriegar7717/
Creigor773/
Shregar772/
Kreugar772/
Kreagar771/
Chirgar771/
Chergar771/
Creggor771/
Crregor770/
Kreigar770/
Creghor770/
Crygear770/
Kreggar770/
Cregheur71124/
Cregoire712/
Shregare712/
Crzegorz711/
Kregor67163/
Krigar6798/
Kæregaard6712/
Krygar6712/
Srigar676/
Crigor675/
Sregor674/
Qirgar672/
Qregor671/
Cergor670/
Kergar670/
Shrekgart670/
Craighart670/

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Cregar Reference & Research

Creager-Krieger, etc FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cregar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis