Creedon
family name
Creedon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cónal Creedon, Irish writer
Dan Creedon (1868–1942), New Zealand middleweight boxer
Dave Creedon (1919–2007), Irish hurler and footballer
Eileen Creedon (born 1957), Irish judge
Geraldine Creedon (born 1945), American politician from Massachusetts
John Creedon (born 1958), Irish broadcaster
John J. Creedon (1924–2020), American business executive
Johnny Creedon (1932–2019), Irish footballer
Michael Creedon (Gaelic footballer) (born 1960), Irish footballer
Michael C. Creedon (born 1946), American politician from Massachusetts
Peter Creedon, Irish football manager
Robert S. Creedon Jr.
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The phrase “family name” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q20667149. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1868, 1942, 1919 and 2007.
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This entry incorporates text from “Creedon” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.