Creswell
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English cærse (“watercress”) + welle (“well, spring”).
Proper noun
Creswell (countable and uncountable, plural Creswells)
- A village in Elmton parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5274).
- A suburban village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9025).
- Synonym of Smyrna, Jefferson County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States.
- A town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States.
- A city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Creswell is the 12188th 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.