Cretney Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Cretney Surname Definition:
A contraction of Mac Bretnagh, or Mac Bretinee, 'Welshman's Son'.
Cretney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 172 | 1:323,942 | 24,037 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| United States | 111 | 1:3,265,396 | 186,924 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Isle of Man | 43 | 1:1,996 | 375 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 117 | 1:464 | 89 |
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Cretney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A contraction of Mac Bretnagh, or Mac Bretinee, 'Welshman's Son'.
Cretney Demographics
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Cretney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cretney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cretney is found most in England. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cretney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cretney is the 553,576th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Cretney reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Cretney is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent reside, Devon, where 11 percent reside and Lancashire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.
Cretney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cretney has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cretney surname expanded 337 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cretney Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cretney last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Cretney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.61% more than the national average, earning R 338,892 per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $47,835 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestney | 93 | 3 | / |
| Creatney | 93 | 0 | / |
| Creney | 92 | 42 | / |
| Cretny | 92 | 0 | / |
| Crietniey | 88 | 4 | / |
| Creaney | 86 | 1,341 | / |
| Critney | 86 | 89 | / |
| Creeney | 86 | 46 | / |
| Creuney | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cratney | 86 | 0 | / |
| Crene | 83 | 145 | / |
| Creny | 83 | 2 | / |
| Crettner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Creanney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cristney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Creane | 77 | 499 | / |
| Crenet | 77 | 91 | / |
| Crenes | 77 | 90 | / |
| Creany | 77 | 35 | / |
| Crener | 77 | 29 | / |
| Creyne | 77 | 20 | / |
| Creene | 77 | 16 | / |
| Creine | 77 | 3 | / |
| Creune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sretny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cretni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Criney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Creeny | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cregne | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crenea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cryney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cresny | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crenie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schretner | 75 | 5 | / |
| Christney | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chretinne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cretienne | 75 | 0 | / |
| Creaner | 71 | 159 | / |
| Schrettner | 71 | 153 | / |
| Creange | 71 | 129 | / |
| Crainey | 71 | 98 | / |
| Creiner | 71 | 29 | / |
| Cresner | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kretner | 71 | 24 | / |
| Creener | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cristny | 71 | 2 | / |
| Creanet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kritney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cresnay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crenetz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krieney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirtney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Croiney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Crayney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kertney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Creines | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cregner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Critner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kreaney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Crine | 67 | 553 | / |
| Cryne | 67 | 232 | / |
| Krene | 67 | 124 | / |
| Crena | 67 | 105 | / |
| Krettner | 67 | 41 | / |
| Creni | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cristner | 67 | 15 | / |
| Christne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Crène | 67 | 3 | / |
| Crené | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shretner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crysenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creineis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krestner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crainney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Critgnes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creasner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kreny | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keartney | 67 | 0 | / |
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