Cresey Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Cresey Surname Definition:

Doubtless from Crecy in Picardy, so memorable in English history for the battle between Edw. III. and the French. The family are said to have come hither at the Conquest. Cressy appears in Holinshed's list. The name has undergone many changes in orthography.

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Cresey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Cresey (13) may also be a first name.

Cresey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Doubtless from Crecy in Picardy, so memorable in English history for the battle between Edw. III. and the French. The family are said to have come hither at the Conquest. Cressy appears in Holinshed's list. The name has undergone many changes in orthography. Among the tenants of the manor of Robertsbridge, temp. Eliz. was an Edward Crescye, and Crescye was at that period the mode of spelling the French town.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Crécy; a location name. in Normandy. Or Cressing; a location name in Essex Cressy is on the Roll of Battell Abbey, and Norman Crasus is a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cresey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cresey is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cresey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Cresey are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name globally It is held by 13 people.

Cresey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Cresey is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 72 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent reside and England, where 23 percent reside.

Cresey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cresey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cresey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cresey surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Cresey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.92% less than the national average, earning $33,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creasey925,935/
Cressey922,223/
Creesey9221/
Crescey920/
Creisey920/
Cresy9112/
Crese9110/
Cresshey861/
Cresseey861/
Creassey860/
Cresseys860/
Creasy835,962/
Creese832,326/
Cressy831,547/
Creecy831,207/
Crease831,082/
Cresse83242/
Cresce83202/
Creser83100/
Creses8364/
Creesy8353/
Cresie8343/
Cresoe838/
Cresay833/
Creshy833/
Creezy833/
Criese833/
Cresep832/
Crescy832/
Crisey831/
Creshe831/
Creset831/
Creise830/
Crysey830/
Crezey830/
Kresey830/
Cresoy830/
Crecey830/
Creaser771,705/
Crissey771,093/
Cresser77401/
Cretser7764/
Croisey7763/
Chrisey7741/
Cressie7739/
Creacey7729/
Cresset7726/
Cruisey7720/
Creeser7714/
Creiser7714/
Creysse7713/
Creasie7712/
Creasea779/
Cressee775/
Creesse774/
Sressey772/
Creashe772/
Kressey771/
Cressep771/
Criesei771/
Creasay771/
Creascy771/
Creseap771/
Creshet771/
Screase771/
Creaseu771/
Creaset771/
Crehese771/
Creusse771/
Crescie771/
Chressy770/
Creassy770/
Cressay770/
Kresgey770/
Kreesey770/
Creashy770/
Cresier770/
Cresgee770/
Creecey770/
Cresett770/
Cryssey770/
Crise73735/
Krese73492/
Creze73368/
Crezy73347/
Cresi7377/
Cresa7356/
Crecy7342/
Crece7314/
Crege738/
Kresy736/
Crisy732/
Srese731/
Qureshey71325/
Creasser71126/
Creisher7132/
Creische7111/
Chrissey717/
Croissey713/
Chreaser712/
Cressett711/
Creishea711/
Creisier711/
Creshiea711/
Khreshey711/
Sresheya711/
Schreser710/
Cresayah710/
Crescher710/
Cruise6710,062/
Kresse674,070/
Cresci673,888/
Kresge672,628/
Kriese672,443/
Creger671,500/
Cresap67824/
Croise67636/
Crezee67559/
Qurese67515/
Croisy67462/
Creche67447/
Creacy67388/
Cresca67326/
Cressi67229/
Cressa67227/
Criser67187/
Creces67133/
Craise67119/
Chrise67112/
Creece67107/
Krease6792/
Kreese6786/
Crecea6775/
Kresie6766/
Creace6761/
Criesi6745/
Creasi6741/
Cregge6738/
Cresis6738/
Kressy6737/
Crecis6735/
Crises6732/
Creischer6725/
Crezée6724/
Cresia6723/
Crecer6720/
Criece6715/
Cryser6715/
Kreise6714/
Crisse6712/
Kreuse6710/
Cregis6710/
Kresei6710/
Chrisy679/
Krieschey678/
Kresez676/
Cresha675/
Crejis674/
Sresay674/
Creazy674/
Crices673/
Criges673/
Sreese673/
Cresad673/
Cresas673/
Crisei673/
Cruisy673/
Crissy672/
Creeze672/
Creisi672/
Cryset672/
Jreese672/
Quresy672/
Kreshe672/
Chresa672/
Crezet672/
Criesa672/
Kresay672/
Qreshe672/
Crezeu672/
Kcrege671/
Kresee671/
Krisey671/
Crizes671/
Craisy671/
Creage671/
Creeca671/
Schrieshe671/
Sriese671/
Creige671/
Crisea671/
Crezer671/
Sressy671/
Chreitser671/
Chryse671/
Creysa671/
Creyze671/
Creyzy671/
Creţea671/
Cresai671/
Cresip671/
Creusé671/
Creixe671/
Crayse671/
Qresee671/
Sresuy671/
Credge670/
Kearessey670/
Critse670/
Cricey670/
Cresah670/
Kretse670/
Schresher670/
Kresea670/
Creeza670/
Crujse670/
Credce670/
Criset670/
Creicy670/
Cresga670/
Creesa670/

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