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    The surname Creelman

    An occupational surname, carried by 541 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C645

    Creelman: #40,432 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Creelman #40,432, 541 people Creelman: #40,432 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Creelman #40,432, 541 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Creelman is more common than 75.1% of them.

    Origin

    From creelman, an occupational surname for someone who used a creel for catching or storing fish.

    Creelman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 541 people named Creelman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 570,694 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 540.

    #40,432
    rank among US surnames
    541
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.2%
    change since 2000 (was #38,524)

    Who is named Creelman

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

    95% of people named Creelman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Creelman come from?
    From creelman, an occupational surname for someone who used a creel for catching or storing fish.
    How common is the surname Creelman?
    541 people in the United States had the surname Creelman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 570,694 Americans. It ranked 40,432nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Creelman?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Creelman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Creelman?
    Creelman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Creelman getting more or less common?
    More common. 540 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 541 in 2010, up 0.2%.