Cregeen Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Cregeen Surname Definition:
From Irish MacRiagain, son of Riagan, or from the form MacCriagain, where the c of Mac is attracted to the name (Woulfe).
Cregeen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 176 | 1:2,059,426 | 131,385 |
| England | 172 | 1:323,942 | 24,037 |
| Isle of Man | 36 | 1:2,384 | 463 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 112 | 1:485 | 92 |
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
Cregeen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Irish MacRiagain, son of Riagan, or from the form MacCriagain, where the c of Mac is attracted to the name (Woulfe).
(Celtic) 1 contraction of MacRegan = Son of Regan,: v. Regan. 2 dims. from Creag, q.v.
From creeg-an, the creek; or cryk-an, the barrow.
Contracted from O'Criocain, ‘Criocan's Son'.
‘ Calhal O’CRIOCAIN, ' A.D. 1022.
Cregeen may possibly be contracted from Mac Riaghain (corrupted into Mac Regan). Riaghan is a diminutive of riach, 'gray, ' or, sometimes, 'swarthy'.
Cregeen Demographics
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Cregeen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cregeen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cregeen is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cregeen? popularity and diffusion
Cregeen is the 709,895th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Cregeen are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.
Cregeen is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States Cregeen is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 49 percent live, Iowa, where 11 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 42 percent live and The Isle of Man, where 9 percent live.
Cregeen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cregeen has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cregeen surname grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cregeen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cregeen surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.86% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cregeen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.66% more than the national average, earning $59,948 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creegeen | 93 | 0 | / |
| Cregen | 92 | 2 | / |
| Creagen | 86 | 9 | / |
| Creegen | 86 | 5 | / |
| Creggen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Creghen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Crageen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Creaghen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Creighen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cregin | 77 | 27 | / |
| Creagn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cregne | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crigen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kregen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crygen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Craigen | 71 | 1,435 | / |
| Creghin | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kraegen | 71 | 8 | / |
| Cirsgen | 71 | 7 | / |
| Criggen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Creighn | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kreegen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chrigen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crisgen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crigent | 71 | 1 | / |
| Croghen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Creagin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chergen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kreagen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Creegin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Creggin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kroegen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Creaghn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kreigen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Croggen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kriegen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kreghen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Søreggen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chriguen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creighin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kreugien | 67 | 0 | / |
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