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There are approximately 755 people named Creasy in the UK. That makes it the 8,469th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 12 are named Creasy.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Creasy surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CREASY. Doubtless from Crecy in Picardy, so memorable in English history for the battle between Edw. III. and the French. The family are said to have come hither at the Conquest. Cressy appears in Holiushed's list. The name has undergone many changes in orthography. Among the tenants of the manor of Eobertsbridge, temp. Eliz. was an Edward Crescye, and Crescye was at that period the mode of spelling the French town.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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