Creagh

See also: creagh

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Craobhach, an epithet of the O'Neill dynasty deriving from the adjective craobhach (“branched, branching”). Compare Creevy, Cray.

Proper noun

Creagh (plural Creaghs)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Creagh is the 33596^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 678 individuals. Creagh is most common among White (66.22%) and Black/African American (20.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Creagh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382.

Anagrams

• Chargé, charge