How common is the surname Creighton?

7,282 people in the United States had the surname Creighton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,398 Americans. It ranked 4,840th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Creighton?

John Oliver Creighton, American astronaut.

Where is the surname Creighton most common?

Wikidata records people named Creighton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Creighton?

Creighton is /ˈkɹeɪtən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Creighton getting more or less common?

More common. 7,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,282 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Creighton also a first name?

Yes. Creighton 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 Creighton

A surname, carried by 7,282 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɹeɪtən/ 2 syllables Soundex C623 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). Creighton is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Variant of Crichton.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,282 people named Creighton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,398 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,126.

#4,840

rank among US surnames

7,282

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,567)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,831	Huntington	7,306	42,259
#4,833	Nelms	7,303	42,277
#4,834	Lindgren	7,300	42,294
#4,835	Tibbs	7,294	42,329
#4,836	Bare	7,291	42,346
#4,837	Das	7,289	42,358
#4,838	Lowman	7,284	42,387

Who is named Creighton

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

82% of people named Creighton identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Creightons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Oliver Creighton
American astronaut, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Creighton

Creighton has the Soundex code C623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C623.

Questions

Where does the surname Creighton come from?: Variant of Crichton.
How common is the surname Creighton?: 7,282 people in the United States had the surname Creighton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,398 Americans. It ranked 4,840th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Creighton?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Creighton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Creighton?: John Oliver Creighton, American astronaut.
Where is the surname Creighton most common?: Wikidata records people named Creighton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Creighton?: Creighton is /ˈkɹeɪtən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Creighton getting more or less common?: More common. 7,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,282 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Creighton also a first name?: Yes. Creighton 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.