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
Cretney Political Affiliation
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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
| 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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