Cretney Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

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

Cretney Surname Definition:

A contraction of Mac Bretnagh, or Mac Bretinee, 'Welshman's Son'.

Cretney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:323,94224,037
Canada1251:294,76527,374
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Isle of Man431:1,996375
Australia321:843,61652,533
Israel151:570,50941,023
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Wales81:386,81619,671
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man1171:46489
England511:477,94826,685
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Cretney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of Mac Bretnagh, or Mac Bretinee, 'Welshman's Son'.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cretney Last Name Facts

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

Cretney is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 553,576th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Cretney live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Cretney is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent reside, Devon, where 11 percent reside and Lancashire, where 8 percent reside. Barring England Cretney exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Cretney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cretney has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cretney last name rose 337 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cretney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cretney surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crestney933/
Creatney930/
Creney9242/
Cretny920/
Crietniey884/
Creaney861,341/
Critney8689/
Creeney8646/
Creuney860/
Cratney860/
Crene83145/
Creny832/
Crettner801/
Creanney800/
Cristney800/
Creane77499/
Crenet7791/
Crenes7790/
Creany7735/
Crener7729/
Creyne7720/
Creene7716/
Creine773/
Creune771/
Sretny771/
Cretni771/
Criney770/
Creeny770/
Cregne770/
Crenea770/
Cryney770/
Cresny770/
Crenie770/
Schretner755/
Christney753/
Chretinne751/
Cretienne750/
Creaner71159/
Schrettner71153/
Creange71129/
Crainey7198/
Creiner7129/
Cresner7125/
Kretner7124/
Creener712/
Cristny712/
Creanet712/
Kritney711/
Cresnay711/
Crenetz711/
Krieney711/
Kirtney711/
Croiney710/
Crayney710/
Kertney710/
Creines710/
Cregner710/
Critner710/
Kreaney710/
Crine67553/
Cryne67232/
Krene67124/
Crena67105/
Krettner6741/
Creni6721/
Cristner6715/
Christne677/
Crène673/
Crené671/
Shretner671/
Crysenne671/
Creineis671/
Krestner670/
Crainney670/
Critgnes670/
Creasner670/
Kreny670/
Keartney670/

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