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

Cresey occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cresey.

How Common Is The Last Name Cresey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Cresey live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cresey is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The last name Cresey is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Cresey is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 72 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.

Cresey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cresey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cresey surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cresey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cresey are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the 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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