# Creamer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/creamer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,255 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,305 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 37,401 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (8,185 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Occupational surname for a seller of dairy products, from an agent derivative of Middle English creme (“cream”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Creamer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Creamer in the United States.

## People named Creamer

- Timothy Creamer, American astronaut
- Paula Creamer, American golfer

## Similar surnames

Cramer, Cormier, Cromer, Cremer, Cranmer, Craner, Cournoyer, Corner, Criner, Carner, Cromartie, Carneiro.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.