Creasy
A surname probably taken from Crécy in northern France, best known in English history for the 1346 battle there.
The #9,283 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 88,062 Americans shares it.
Etymology
This name is usually explained as a locational surname from Crécy in Picardy, France. In older English records it appears in many spellings, reflecting the way scribes tried to represent the French place-name in English. The underlying sense is simply “one from Crécy.”
History
The name is linked in older surname books with English families said to have arrived after the Norman Conquest, though that tradition is hard to verify. It appears in a range of spellings such as Cressy, Creasey, and Creescy, especially in English and later American records. The modern surname remained uncommon but spread into the United States in small numbers.
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Fun fact
The place-name usually connected with the surname is the same Crécy remembered for the Battle of Crécy, one of the most famous English victories of the Hundred Years’ War.
From the historical record
“CREASEY. See Creasy. CREASY. Doubtless from Crecy in Picardy, so memorable in English history for the battle between Edw. III. and the French. The family are said to have come hither at the Conquest. Cressy appears in Holiushed's list. The name has undergone many changes in orthography. Among the tenants of the…”
— Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom