Creager History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Creager family

The surname Creager was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times. Craik is also a village in Craik Forest, by the Airhouse Burn in the Scottish Borders.

Early History of the Creager family

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Creager Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crake, Craik, Crayke, Craike, Creike, Creyke and others.

Early Notables of the Creager family

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Creager Ranking

In the United States, the name Creager is the 13,316^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Creager migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Creager Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Creager, who arrived in Maryland in 1798 2

Creager Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Creager, who arrived in Texas in 1835 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Creager (post 1700) +

Charles Edward Creager (1873-1964), American newspaper publisher and editor
Curtis Creager, American-born, Canadian raised bass guitarist
Roger Creager (b. 1971), American Country singer and songwriter, founder of the Roger Creager Band
Melora Creager (b. 1966), American cellist, singer-songwriter and founder of the cello rock group Rasputina
Rentfro Banton Creager (1877-1950), American Republican politician, U.S. Collector of Customs, 1909; Member of Republican National Committee from Texas, 1924-40 3
E. Clark Creager, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Kobe, 1922 3
Charles Edward Creager (1873-1964), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1909-11 3

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html