Crispinus Forename

473,685th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Crispinus Forename Definition:

A male name. Latin Crispinus, a Roman cognomen, probably derived from crispus ‘curled’. Crispinus and Crispinianus, shoemakers of Soissons, martyred c. 285, were considered the patron saints of shoemakers, and both Crispin and Crispian, Crispinian were used as christian names in the Middle Ages.

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Crispinus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania
100%
1761:299,93410,473
Kenya
100%
921:503,33813,877
Indonesia-361:7,165,657253,882
India
100%
111:110,443,4521,441,921
Malaysia
100%
91:3,383,32786,111
Uganda
89%
 
81:5,119,61545,522
Cameroon
100%
41:5,402,62668,032
United States-21:181,268,488793,593
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104

Crispinus (21) may also be a surname.

Crispinus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Latin Crispinus, a Roman cognomen, probably derived from crispus ‘curled’. Crispinus and Crispinianus, shoemakers of Soissons, martyred c. 285, were considered the patron saints of shoemakers, and both Crispin and Crispian, Crispinian were used as christian names in the Middle Ages. Crispin survives in occasional use.

Crispinus Curia Regis Rolls 1201, 1207. Crispianus Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Crispinus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrispinus955,680/
Cripinus944/
Chrispinous9010/
Chrisphinus901/
Chrispineus901/
Krispinus891,058/
Crispinos896/
Cryspinus895/
Crippinush841/
Krisphinus841/
Krispinush841/
Kripinus823/
Crepinus822/
Crepinos711/

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