Cresta

Cresta Meaning & Origin

About Cresta
The surname Cresta is of Italian origin and is derived from the word "cresta," meaning "crest" or "comb" in Italian. It is a topographic or occupational surname, typically given to someone who lived near or worked with crests or combs, such as a comb maker or a person living near a crest-shaped geographical feature. The surname Cresta may also have been used as a nickname for someone with a prominent or distinctive hairstyle resembling a crest.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Cresta: 426
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 49,365
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cresta 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 Cresta is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRST
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C60230
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K R EH1 S T AH0
🌐 IPA
/cresta*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRST', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C623

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cresta in Braille

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

The name Cresta in braille

How to sign the name Cresta using Sign Language

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

The name Cresta in sign language

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