The Creel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,815 people carried this name — #4,028 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,400 people counted. That is up 4% from 8,500 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 20 people named Creel.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Paris 8
Yvelines 6
Corrèze 3
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Creel in American newspapers,
1899–1908.

Newspaper page from The Magnolia Gazette carrying the name Creel
The Magnolia Gazette 1899-03-15
Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Creel
Fergus County Democrat 1908-11-04
Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Creel
Fergus County Democrat 1908-11-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 132,071 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Creel in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

990 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Creel. The most, 218, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 347
Victoria 304
Queensland 162
South Australia 76
Western Australia 58
Tasmania 37
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Creel.

Who carried it

People named Creel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Enrique Creel
    Enrique Creel 1854–1931 · politician
  • George Creel
    George Creel 1876–1953 · writer
  • George Creel
    George Creel 1876–1953 · writer
  • Cecil W. Creel
    Cecil W. Creel 1889–1968 · writer
  • William C. Creel
    William C. Creel 1912–1975 · politician
  • Herrlee Glessner Creel 1905–1994 · historian

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Creel,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States419 records

419 records of the Creel name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 304
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 93
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank Creel

    Born 1914 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Louisville; sales clerk. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1966, buried at Lebanon National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Patrick Creel

    Arrived at New York in 1846 aboard the Hannah Kerr from Liverpool, aged 23; laborer. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Dewitt Creel

    Born 1948; from Long Beach, Mississippi. U.S. Army; killed in action 1968 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 419 records for Creel in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Belgium9 records

9 records of the Creel name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hélèna Creël

    Died 1942 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Clementia Creël

    Died 1910 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Adolphus Créel

    Married in 1905 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Creel in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France7 records

7 records of the Creel name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Avery Nelson Creel

    Born 1897 in the United States; died 1990 in Merlines (Corrèze).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Carmen Henriette Creel

    Born 1904 in Paris; died 1990 in La Garenne-Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Victor Joseph Creel

    Born 1911 in Paris; died 1977 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Creel in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Creel name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Adrien Hubert Creel

    Died 1811 in Oosterhout.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johannes Jacobus Creel

    In the population register of Helmond; born 1882 in Oosterhout.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Grace Lavare Creel

    In the population register of Utrecht; born in Marydeel Wise (U.s.a.).

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Creel name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record James Creel

    Listed at Annapolis, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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