Creitz

Creitz Meaning & Origin

About Creitz
The surname Creitz is of German origin and is derived from the personal name "Christian." It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Christian. The name Christian itself comes from the Latin word "Christianus," meaning "follower of Christ." Therefore, the surname Creitz can be interpreted as "son of Christian" or "descendant of Christian."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Creitz: 269
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 72,332
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

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

Ranking information for the surname Creitz is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C6032
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K R IY1 T S
🌐 IPA
/creitz*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Creitz in Braille

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

The name Creitz in braille

How to sign the name Creitz using Sign Language

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

The name Creitz in sign language

Numerology