Explore the Family Name Creevy

The meaning of Creevy

1. Irish (Westmeath): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Craobhaigh, Ó Craoibhe ‘descendant of Craobhach’, a byname meaning ‘curly(-headed)’ or ‘prolific’ (from craobh ‘branch, bough’). 2. Irish and Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riabhaigh, see McGreevy.

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How common is the last name Creevy in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Creevy had a slight decrease in popularity ranking from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 82,344th most common surname and dropped slightly to the 83,226th spot in 2010, a -1.07% change. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Creevy surname increased by 6.1%, growing from 213 in 2000 to 226 in 2010. The proportion of people named Creevy per 100k population remained stable at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,344	#83,226	-1.07%
Count	213	226	6.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Creevy

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Creevy diversified from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 93.9% of those with the Creevy surname identified as White, but this percentage decreased to 90.71% by 2010. Simultaneously, there was an emergence of Creevys who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, with these groups making up 2.21% and 3.1% of the total Creevys respectively in 2010. The percentage of Creevys identifying with two or more races also increased from 2.35% in 2000 to 3.54% in 2010, indicating a growth of 50.64%. There were no identified changes among those who identify as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.9%	90.71%	-3.4%
Two or More Races	2.35%	3.54%	50.64%
Hispanic	0%	3.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.21%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%