Cress Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cress Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cress family

Profession Census Frequency
House Servant 4
Banker's Clerk 2
Labourer 2
Servant 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Attorney's Clerk 1
Farmer 250 Acres Employing 9 Labourer 1
Wife Of Above 1
Mariners Wife 1
Painter 1
Cheesemonger 1
Cloth Makers Porter 1
Milliner 1
Seamstress 1
Sister To F Chapman Tallow Chandler 1
His Wife 1
Licensed Victualer 1
Door Keeper 1
Friends Meeting Home 1
Butcher 1
Cloth Worker 1
Paupers Coal Merchant & Grocer 1
Paupers Wife 1
Pensioner 1
Rope Maker 1

Cress Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cross 80% 142,207
2 Crees 80% 2,921
3 Crosse 67% 1,974
4 Crass 80% 1,464
5 Cariss 67% 962
6 Carss 60% 625
7 Cress 100% 580
8 Criss 80% 507
9 Caress 83% 473
10 Corss 60% 260
11 Chrees 67% 179
12 Carass 67% 172
13 Cresse 83% 139

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The surname Cress is the 7th most popular variant of Cross.

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