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Creet Surname Meaning

Perhaps a variant of Crate, of which Craft is another, both of them dialect forms of Croft. With the 1562 bearer below, compare Willm Craft 1652 and William Croft 1731 in IGI (Spalding Lincs).

Alternatively, a variant of Creed with devoicing of the final consonant. Compare Antony Creed 1687 in IGI (Stepney Middx) and John Creed 1859 in IGI (Aldershot Hants) with the 1852 example below.

Of French though unexplained origin.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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You can see how Creet families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Creet family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Creet families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 2 Creet families living in Yorkshire. This was about 67% of all the recorded Creet's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Creet families in 1891.

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There are 564 census records available for the last name Creet. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Creet census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 182 immigration records available for the last name Creet. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 26 military records available for the last name Creet. For the veterans among your Creet ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1977 and 2004, in the United States, Creet life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Creet in 1977 was 83, and 84 in 2004.

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