Cresson Surname

153,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cresson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cresson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,5021:26,5483,182
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Wales51:618,90625,852
England41:13,929,515290,718
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Cresson (69) may also be a first name.

Cresson Last Name Facts

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

Cresson (Arabic: كريسون) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cresson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cresson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cresson is the 153,119th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,537,446 people. The surname Cresson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Cresson reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Cresson is also the 1,171,416th most frequent forename in the world, held by 69 people.

The surname Cresson is most common in France, where it is carried by 2,502 people, or 1 in 26,548. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 40 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Grand Est, where 11 percent are found. Aside from France Cresson exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Cresson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cresson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cresson surname expanded 223 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cresson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cresson surname are 23.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

Cresson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $41,718 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creisson9347/
Creusson9346/
Creysson9326/
Cressont932/
Creson92892/
Cressoine8820/
Chression881/
Creason863,151/
Crisson86318/
Cresong86147/
Cressan8655/
Creeson8633/
Cressen8626/
Creshon8614/
Creison865/
Kresson865/
Cresone861/
Creyson861/
Sresson861/
Cretson860/
Cressant80146/
Creissen80107/
Crissone8055/
Chrysson8041/
Craisson8017/
Chrisson8013/
Creasong8013/
Kåresson802/
Creasont801/
Cresione801/
Criessen801/
Creetson800/
Creedson800/
Crission800/
Crison77478/
Kreson7731/
Cresen776/
Cresun776/
Cresan772/
Cryson771/
Cresom771/
Sreson771/
Crissontt751/
Creusen71447/
Croison71115/
Kressan7172/
Kreshon7171/
Kressen7165/
Crishon7149/
Crissan7147/
Crayson7130/
Crecion7130/
Cresiun7121/
Crissen7120/
Kreason7119/
Kreison7117/
Chrison7116/
Jrisson7115/
Krisson7114/
Creshun7114/
Kreyson7113/
Cresian719/
Cresien717/
Chryson717/
Cresant717/
Sreeson716/
Crissom715/
Creshan714/
Crisoen714/
Kresong714/
Crescen713/
Crissón713/
Sresong713/
Srieson712/
Crisoin712/
Crisjon711/
Crisone711/
Critson711/
Creasom711/
Cressem711/
Krysson711/
Cryssen711/
Craison711/
Chrisschon711/
Croyson710/
Kreuson710/
Creasen710/
Crytson710/
Cretsen710/
Kreeson710/
Creasan710/
Chrishon67106/
Kriessen6764/
Crissien6757/
Cruyssen6737/
Chrissan6733/
Chrysong6725/
Creacion6715/
Sreesong6715/
Chresand6714/
Crisjohn6714/
Crisione6711/
Crissant678/
Chryssom675/
Kriessan673/
Chrision672/
Krissoon671/
Krressen671/
Criscion671/
Chryssan671/
Qureshon671/
Creachon671/
Chryshon671/
Creisian671/
Kreitson671/
Khreuson671/
Chreshan670/
Croisont670/
Crissand670/
Sjreeson670/
Chrisgon670/
Kreasonn670/
Crissaun670/
Chritson670/

Cresson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cresson in the Arabic language
كريسونkryswn-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cresson
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