Creswell

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Chriswell, Cresswell, Crisell, Criswell

Etymology

From Old English cærse (“watercress”) + welle (“well, spring”).

Proper noun

Creswell (countable and uncountable, plural Creswells)

1. A village in Elmton parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5274).
2. A suburban village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9025).
3. Synonym of Smyrna, Jefferson County, Indiana.
4. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States.
6. A town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States.
7. A city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
9. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Creswell is the 12188^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2556 individuals. Creswell is most common among White (86.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Creswell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 383.