Creed is an English surname. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in
Somerset (7.4 times the British average), followed by
Gloucestershire,
Dorset,
Kent,
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...
,
Norfolk,
Warwickshire,
London,
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
and
Wiltshire.
[ Retrieved 25 January 2014]
Notable people with the surname include:
*
Barbara Creed, cultural critic
*
Brutus Creed, ring name of professional wrestler Jacob Kasper
*
Consequences Creed (born 1986), early ring persona of American professional wrestler Austin Watson, now better known as Xavier Woods
*
Frederick G. Creed (1871–1957), Canadian inventor
* Helios Creed, American musician, guitarist of
Chrome
Chrome may refer to:
Materials
* Chrome plating, a process of surfacing with chromium
* Chrome alum, a chemical used in mordanting and photographic film
Computing
* Google Chrome, a web browser developed by Google
** ChromeOS, a Google Chrome- ...
*
James Creed
Sir James Creed (c. 1695 – 7 February 1762) was an English merchant and politician.
Creed was a merchant of London and a director of the Honourable East India Company. He was in business in the manufacture of white lead, for which he obtained ...
, MP for Canterbury
*
John Creed (politician) (1842–1930), Australian politician
*
John Creed (soldier)
John Creed (1819 – November 28, 1872) was an Irish born Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Fisher's Hill near Strasburg, Virginia fought September 21–24, ...
(1819–1872), Irish-American soldier
*
Julius Creed, ring name of professional wrestler Drew Kasper
*
Linda Creed (1949–1986), American songwriter
*
Martin Creed (born 1968), English artist
*
Michael Creed
Michael Creed (born 29 June 1963) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-West constituency since 2007, and previously from 1989 to 2002. He previously served as Minister for Agriculture, Food and ...
(born 1963), Irish politician
*
Percy Redfern Creed, Irish author
*
Sheldon Creed (born 1997), racing driver
Fictional characters
*
Adonis Creed, a boxer in the ''Rocky'' spin-off and sequel ''Creed''
*
Apollo Creed, a boxer in the ''Rocky'' films
*
Graydon Creed, a Marvel Comics villain
* Louis Creed, the protagonist of the Stephen King novel ''
Pet Sematary''
*
Victor Creed
Sabretooth (Victor Creed) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men, in particular as an enemy of the mutant Wolverine (character), Wolverine. Created by wri ...
, a.k.a. Sabretooth, a Marvel Comics character
See also
*
Charlie Creed-Miles (born 1972), British actor
References
{{surname