Crabbe Surname
Approximately 12,808 people bear this surname
Crabbe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the crab-tree.' The objection to a local origin is that no prefix 'de la' or 'atte' is to be found in the early instances. Still, it is not easy to suggest any other interpretation; compare Birch, Ash, Lynde, Oake, Crabtree, Plumptre, and Rowntree.
Read More About This SurnameCrabbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 5,819 | 1:4,644 | 659 |
| United States | 2,318 | 1:156,367 | 15,989 |
| Belgium | 1,421 | 1:8,091 | 1,128 |
| England | 1,013 | 1:55,003 | 6,682 |
| Canada | 627 | 1:58,765 | 6,922 |
| Australia | 611 | 1:44,183 | 5,577 |
| New Zealand | 158 | 1:28,660 | 5,005 |
| France | 157 | 1:423,075 | 61,574 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:51,979 | 4,440 |
| Argentina | 93 | 1:459,607 | 34,406 |
| Wales | 93 | 1:33,275 | 3,343 |
| Northern Ireland | 83 | 1:22,229 | 2,588 |
| Liberia | 59 | 1:74,721 | 6,295 |
| British Virgin Islands | 54 | 1:585 | 108 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 53 | 1:83,582 | 5,769 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 309 | 1:78,885 | 8,522 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:53,475 | 3,583 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:39,210 | 2,093 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 160 | 1:313,867 | 24,665 |
The alternate forms: Crabbé (823) & Crabbè (4) are calculated separately.
Crabbe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the crab-tree.' The objection to a local origin is that no prefix 'de la' or 'atte' is to be found in the early instances. Still, it is not easy to suggest any other interpretation; compare Birch, Ash, Lynde, Oake, Crabtree, Plumptre, and Rowntree. 'Crabbetre, acerbus, macianus': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Henry Crabbe, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Crabbe, Somerset, ibid.
Richard Crabbe, Norfolk, ibid.
Matilda Crab. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Crabbe, 1379: ibid.
Henry Crabbe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(English) 1 a nickname and sign- name from the Crab [Middle English crabbe, Old English crabba-Old Norse krabbi] Robert Crabbe.—Hundred Rolls 2 for Crabtree, q.v.
Probably a sobriquet allusive to the awkward gait of the bearer. It occurs in H.R. in the same orthography and without prefix.
Crabbe Demographics
Crabbe Political Affiliation
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Crabbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crabbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Crabbe is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Crabbé or Crabbè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Crabbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,866th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 568,984 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Crabbe are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 5,819 people, or 1 in 4,644. Besides Ghana this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Belgium, where 11 percent are found.
Crabbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Crabbe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crabbe surname expanded 1,449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 328 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 55 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Crabbe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Crabbe last name are 7.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Crabbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,534 per year; in United States they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $47,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning $53,193 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbé | 94 | 823 | / |
| Crabbè | 94 | 4 | / |
| Crabbie | 92 | 33 | / |
| Crabber | 92 | 2 | / |
| Craibbe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Crabbee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Crabbey | 92 | 0 | / |
| Crabbes | 92 | 0 | / |
| Schrabbe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Krabbe | 83 | 5,964 | / |
| Crobbe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Crabby | 83 | 16 | / |
| Crabbi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Krabber | 77 | 21 | / |
| Scrabbi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Crabbis | 77 | 9 | / |
| Crabbio | 77 | 3 | / |
| Craboue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Krabbee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Crobbie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Krabbie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Scrabby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crobber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chreibbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krabbi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Krabbé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Krabba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Crobby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krobbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Srabba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krabby | 67 | 0 | / |
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Crabbe Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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