Cresap Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

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

Cresap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cresap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8221:440,94837,906
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Cresap (16) may also be a first name.

Cresap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cresap is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cresap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 420,906th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. The surname Cresap is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cresap are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cresap is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 822 people, or 1 in 440,948. In The United States Cresap is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent are found, Washington, where 7 percent are found and Mississippi, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Cresap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cresap has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cresap Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cresap last name are 22.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.88% registered to vote for the political party.

Cresap earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,123 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creasap92172/
Creseap921/
Cresaps920/
Cressap920/
Cresa9156/
Cresca83326/
Cressa83227/
Cresia8323/
Cresop835/
Cresha835/
Cresay833/
Cresad833/
Cresas833/
Criesa832/
Kresap831/
Creysa831/
Cresai831/
Crisap830/
Cresah830/
Cresga830/
Creesa830/
Creasia7770/
Creasea779/
Creasay771/
Creasha771/
Creshas771/
Cressaa771/
Cressas771/
Kredsap771/
Cressay770/
Cresass770/
Creasop770/
Cressop770/
Crisa73483/
Kresa73478/
Creţa73114/
Creso7345/
Creca7321/
Qresa734/
Creza733/
Creja731/
Cressaut7129/
Creashau711/
Creishea711/
Creshiea711/
Cressaux711/
Cresseau711/
Cressioa711/
Creuseau711/
Krejsa67911/
Kresha67366/
Creaco67305/
Crăcea67225/
Kreysa67191/
Kreisa67136/
Crisca67127/
Kressa67123/
Cresseaux6793/
Srisap6786/
Crecea6775/
Cresho6770/
Kresaj6768/
Cresey6765/
Cresso6748/
Crisia6743/
Cricea6737/
Creaţă6732/
Kresia6729/
Cressault6727/
Crissa6727/
Crisop6718/
Kresaň6717/
Kresca6714/
Kriesa6712/
Krzesa6710/
Cresio678/
Kresač678/
Cresov676/
Crisai676/
Khresa674/
Crreja674/
Quresa673/
Creaza672/
Kresay672/
Crysia672/
Kresza671/
Cretso671/
Crecha671/
Creeca671/
Crejos671/
Crisea671/
Crecia671/
Crisas671/
Kresah671/
Crisau671/
Creţea671/
Crisat671/
Creaţa671/
Kresja671/
Creazo671/
Credja671/
Crisha670/
Cruisa670/
Kresea670/
Creiso670/
Creeza670/
Cresoy670/

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Cresap Reference & Research

Cresap DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cresap 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 Cresap
  • 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