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Creighton Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: habitational name from Crichton near Edinburgh first recorded c. 1128 in the form Crectune in 1287 as Crecton and in 1360 as Creychtona. The name is probably an early hybrid compound of Old Welsh creic ‘rock’ + Older Scots tun ‘farm settlement’ (Old English tūn). In Ireland and Britain this form of the name is now found chiefly in northern Ireland; the more usual Scottish forms are Crichton and Crighton . Irish: sometimes used for Gaelic Ó Creacháin or Ó Criocháin (see Crehan ). English: habitational name from Creighton in Staffordshire named with Celtic creig ‘rock’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Roughton, Brighton, Deighton, Heighton, Clinton, Crighton, Leighton

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You can see how Creighton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Creighton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Creighton families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 211 Creighton families living in Lancashire. This was about 20% of all the recorded Creighton's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Creighton families in 1891.
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What did your Creighton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Creighton. 10% of Creighton men worked as an Incapacitated and 69% of Creighton women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Creighton were Motor Mechanic and Domestic Servant. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Incapacitated
    10%
  • General Labourer
    8%
  • Builders Labourer
    7%
  • Motor Mechanic
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    69%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Domestic Servant
    2%
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Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Creighton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Creighton in 1942 was 51, and 77 in 2004.

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