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Surname

Cretu

29 Bearers
43623. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

After an ancestor

A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).

Origin: a patronymic suffix

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 12 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Cretu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Hlavní město Praha 12
2 Plzeňský kraj 5
3 Středočeský kraj 3
4 Královéhradecký kraj 3
5 Jihomoravský kraj 3
6 Ústecký kraj 1
7 Liberecký kraj 1
8 Kraj Vysočina 1
Total CZ29
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 12
2 Hradec Králové 3
3 Říčany 2
4 Rokycany 2
5 Plzeň 2
6 Brno 2
7 Kralupy nad Vltavou 1
8 Horšovský Týn 1
9 Tanvald 1
10 Podbořany 1
11 Jihlava 1
12 Slavkov u Brna 1

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011