Settlement near the rocks
Derived from a Scottish surname, Creighton originally referred to a specific location. It combines the Gaelic word for 'rock' or 'border' with the Old English 'tun', meaning a farm or settlement.
Less common today
Creighton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,634 in 2000.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
United States Army General during the Vietnam War
British memory champion and pioneer of mnemonics
Birth name of horror actor Lon Chaney Jr.
A professor and character in the TV series Treme · Treme
