Cresswell Surname

35,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cresswell Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cres(s)well = the Cress-Spring [Old English cresse + wiella]

Cresswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,4291:6,610953
United States2,2341:162,24716,509
Australia1,2321:21,9123,029
New Zealand8211:5,516893
Canada7291:50,5436,124
South Africa5121:105,81612,779
Wales2601:11,9021,323
Scotland1791:29,9103,109
Northern Ireland771:23,9622,720
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
India141:54,790,384527,769
France131:5,109,440259,941
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Malta41:107,5681,849
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0891:7,8911,208
Wales381:41,2742,182
Scotland331:113,4315,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:116,78811,473

Cresswell (153) may also be a first name.

Cresswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cres(s)well = the Cress-Spring [Old English cresse + wiella]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township and estate in Northumberland, possessed by the family temp. Rich. I., and still belonging to them.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northumberland, Staffordshire.

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

Cresswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cresswell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cresswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cresswell is the 35,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 493,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Cresswell reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 743,570th most widespread first name globally, held by 153 people.

Cresswell is most common in England, where it is held by 8,429 people, or 1 in 6,610. In England Cresswell is most common in: West Midlands, where 11 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Cresswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cresswell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cresswell last name increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 684 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 542 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cresswell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cresswell last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cresswell last name are 9.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Cresswell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.12% more than the national average, earning R 394,776 per year; in United States they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $45,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,535 CAD per year.

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