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Cree History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Cree History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Scotland
Ireland

Generally this old Ayrshire and Glasgow name is thought to be derived from MacCrae, although there was also a place named Cree in Scotland.

Early Origins of the Cree family

The surname Cree was first found in Western Scotland, from Ayrshire, to Inverness, where they could be found in records such as the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Cree family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cree research. Another 206 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1539, 1639, 1683, 1694, 1698, 1710, 1754 and 1760 are included under the topic Early Cree History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cree Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCrae, MacCraith, MacCrath, MacCraw, MacCray, MacCrea, MacCree, MacCreight, MacCrie, MacReagh, MacRae, MacRay, MacRie and many more.

Early Notables of the Cree family

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Cree Ranking

In the United States, the name Cree is the 13,315^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Cree family to Ireland

Some of the Cree family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cree migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cree Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Cree, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 2

Cree Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hannah Cree, aged 54, who arrived in New York in 1864 2
Jane Cree, aged 56, who landed in New York in 1864 2

Cree migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cree Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Cree, who landed in Victoria, British Columbia in 1862

Cree migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cree Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss. Jane Cree, British Convict who was convicted in Newark-Upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 9th March 1847, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
Thomas H. Cree, aged 29, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Harry Lorrequer" 4
Alison Cree, aged 27, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Harry Lorrequer" 4
Thomas Cree, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Harry Lorrequer" in 1849 4
Allison Cree, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Harry Lorrequer" in 1849 4
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Cree migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Cree Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. J. Cree, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "William Watson" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 6th January 1858 5
Mrs. E. Cree, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "William Watson" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 6th January 1858 5
Matilda Cree, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "William Watson" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 6th January 1858 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Cree (post 1700) +

Linda Cree, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2012 6
J. F. Cree, American politician, Member of West Virginia State Senate 1st District, 1903-04 6
George B. Cree, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1944 6
Gordon Cree (b. 1977), Scottish arranger, orchestrator, conductor and composer
Adam Cree (b. 1990), British ice hockey goaltender
Thomas Scott Cree (1915-1990), Australian rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Alderman Leslie Cree MBE, MLA (b. 1941), Unionist politician from Northern Ireland
Sam Cree (1928-1980), Northern Irish playwright
John Scott Cree, English comedian and entertainer
Cree Summer Francks (b. 1969), American-Canadian actress, voice actress and singer, daughter of Don Francks

Historic Events for the Cree family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Crawford Annesley Cree, British Ordnance Telegrahist, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 7

HMS Royal Oak

Rev. James Douglas Becket Cree (1900-1939), British Chaplain with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 8

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th February 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1847
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) HARRY LORREQUER 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849HarryLorrequer.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html