How common is the surname Creel?

8,815 people in the United States had the surname Creel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,025 Americans. It ranked 4,028th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Creel?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Creel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Creel?

Gavin Creel, American actor and singer (1976–2024), followed by Leanna Creel.

Where is the surname Creel most common?

Wikidata records people named Creel in the United States.

Is the surname Creel getting more or less common?

More common. 8,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,815 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Creel

A surname, carried by 8,815 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Creel is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,815 people named Creel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,025 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,500.

#4,028

rank among US surnames

8,815

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,838)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,019	Ritchey	8,844	34,910
#4,021	Peebles	8,843	34,914
#4,022	Chiang	8,841	34,922
#4,024	Fung	8,837	34,938
#4,025	Hutchings	8,833	34,954
#4,026	Himes	8,831	34,962
#4,027	Frame	8,827	34,977

Who is named Creel

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

90% of people named Creel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Creels

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gavin Creel
American actor and singer (1976–2024)
Leanna Creel
American actress, born 1970
George Creel
American journalist (1876–1953)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Creel

Creel has the Soundex code C640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C640.

Questions

How common is the surname Creel?: 8,815 people in the United States had the surname Creel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,025 Americans. It ranked 4,028th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Creel?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Creel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Creel?: Gavin Creel, American actor and singer (1976–2024), followed by Leanna Creel.
Where is the surname Creel most common?: Wikidata records people named Creel in the United States.
Is the surname Creel getting more or less common?: More common. 8,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,815 in 2010, up 3.7%.