Creevy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Craobhaigh (“descendant of Craobhach”), a personal name deriving from craobhach (“branched, branching”). Compare Creagh.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Creevy is the 83226th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 226 individuals. Creevy is most common among White (90.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Creevy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382.
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