Creevy

Creevy Meaning & Origin

About Creevy
The surname Creevy is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Críomhthain, meaning "descendant of Críomhthain." Críomhthain is a personal name derived from the Gaelic word "críomh," which means "bent" or "crooked." The surname Creevy is primarily found in County Kerry, Ireland, and is associated with families who have ancestral ties to this region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Creevy is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Creevy: 226
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 83,226
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Creevy based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRF
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C6010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K R IY1 V IY0
🌐 IPA
/creevy*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Creevy in Braille

Here's how to represent Creevy in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Creevy in braille

How to sign the name Creevy using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Creevy using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Creevy in sign language

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