Cognomen Cresswell (Cresswell 
) , around the globe, is quite a common family name. The family name Cresswell is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Very seldom, Cresswell is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Cresswell | South Africa, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
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elizabeth cresswell English prostitute and brothel keeper (b. 1625) |
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| richard cresswell British politician; (1688-1743) (b. 1688) |
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| thomas estcourt cresswell British politician (b. 1712) |
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| nicholas cresswell British writer (b. 1750) |
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| daniel cresswell British mathematician, GB (b. 1776) |
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| cresswell cresswell British politician (1794-1863) (b. 1794) |
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| richard cresswell British scholar and clergyman, GB (b. 1815) |
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| william nichol cresswell British artist (1818-1888), GB (b. 1818) |
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| william cresswell Australian criminal, AU (b. 1825) |
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| samuel gurney cresswell Royal Navy officer (1827-1867), GB (b. 1827) |
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| louisa mary cresswell English farmer and autobiographer (1830–1916), GB (b. 1830) |
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| phoebe mary cresswell (1840-1881) (b. 1840) |
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walter d'arcy cresswell Poet, journalist, writer (1896-1960), NZ (b. 1896) |
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leonard b. cresswell U.S. Marine Corps Major General (1901-1966), US (b. 1901) |
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| john james cresswell English architect (b. 1857) |
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