How common is the surname Creed?

4,718 people in the United States had the surname Creed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,440 Americans. It ranked 7,096th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Creed?

Martin Creed, British conceptual artist, composer, and performer (born 1968), followed by Linda Creed.

Where is the surname Creed most common?

Wikidata records people named Creed in the United Kingdom and the United States.

How do you pronounce Creed?

Creed is /kɹiːd/, one syllable.

Is the surname Creed getting more or less common?

More common. 4,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,718 in 2010, up 0.8%.

Is Creed also a first name?

Yes. Creed is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Creed

An English surname, carried by 4,718 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kɹiːd/ 1 syllable Soundex C630 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Creed is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Old English personal name Creoda.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,718 people named Creed in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,440 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,679.

#7,096

rank among US surnames

4,718

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,658)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,088	Alfano	4,724	65,357
#7,091	Dai	4,723	65,371
#7,093	Landin	4,722	65,384
#7,096	Creed	4,718	65,440
#7,098	Izzo	4,717	65,454
#7,099	Benn	4,716	65,468
#7,102	McAvoy	4,715	65,482

Who is named Creed

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Creed identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Creeds

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martin Creed
British conceptual artist, composer, and performer (born 1968)
Linda Creed
American songwriter (1948–1986)
Louise Mack
Australian writer (1870–1935)

Notable Creeds come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Creed

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Creed has the Soundex code C630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C630.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Creed come from?: From the Old English personal name Creoda.
How common is the surname Creed?: 4,718 people in the United States had the surname Creed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,440 Americans. It ranked 7,096th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Creed?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Creed identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Creed?: Martin Creed, British conceptual artist, composer, and performer (born 1968), followed by Linda Creed.
Where is the surname Creed most common?: Wikidata records people named Creed in the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do you pronounce Creed?: Creed is /kɹiːd/, one syllable.
Is the surname Creed getting more or less common?: More common. 4,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,718 in 2010, up 0.8%.
Is Creed also a first name?: Yes. Creed is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.