Creigton Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Creigton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creigton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Creigton (15) may also be a first name.

Creigton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creigton occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Creigton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creigton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Creigton reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is primarily found in: Washington, where 23 percent live, Arkansas, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Creigton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Creigton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Creigton last name fell 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Creigton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Creigton surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creigton surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Creigton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creigthon941/
Creigthton894/
Creigthone891/
Creygton881/
Chrigton881/
Craigton881/
Creegton880/
Criegton880/
Cricton801/
Kregton800/
Cragton800/
Crichgthon780/
Chricton757/
Crickton750/
Crectun671/
Krigtanh632/
Krejagtanh561/
Krektun53177/

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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 Creigton
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