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CREAGH

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There are approximately 560 people named Creagh in the UK. That makes it the 9,923rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 9 are named Creagh.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Creagh surname in historical dictionaries

CREAGH. This ancient Irish family claim descent from the famous Niall of the Nine Hostages, and they bore his name tmtil, in a campaign against the Danes, the head of this section having come off victorious, the citizens of Limerick placed green boughs in the headstalls of their deliverer's horses, and the chief himself received the complimentary title of O'Niall na Creavh, or " O'Niall of the Green Branch." The crest of the Creaghs of Ballyandrew, co. Cork, is a horse's head with a laurel branch in the headstall of the bridle. B.L.G.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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