Last Name CRESSEY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: De Cressy. The name is strongly represented in Lincoln, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 30,868 (2000 US census) 15,548 (1990 US census)
Count 712 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.43%, or 651 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.76%, or 41 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.84%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.98%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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