Crabbe Surname

40,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

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.

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Crabbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,8191:4,644659
United States2,3181:156,36715,989
Belgium1,4211:8,0911,128
England1,0131:55,0036,682
Canada6271:58,7656,922
Australia6111:44,1835,577
New Zealand1581:28,6605,005
France1571:423,07561,574
Scotland1031:51,9794,440
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Wales931:33,2753,343
Northern Ireland831:22,2292,588
Liberia591:74,7216,295
British Virgin Islands541:585108
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3091:78,8858,522
Scotland701:53,4753,583
Wales401:39,2102,093
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a sobriquet allusive to the awkward gait of the bearer. It occurs in H.R. in the same orthography and without prefix.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crabbe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Crabbe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Crabbe is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Crabbé or Crabbè. For other possible spellings of Crabbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crabbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Crabbe is the 40,866th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 568,984 people. Crabbe is primarily 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 held in Ghana, where it is held by 5,819 people, or 1 in 4,644. Besides Ghana Crabbe is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 11 percent reside.

Crabbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crabbe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 328 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 55 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crabbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Crabbe last name is principally Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States Crabbe are 7.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.68% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crabbé94823/
Crabbè944/
Crabbie9233/
Crabber922/
Craibbe922/
Crabbee921/
Crabbey920/
Crabbes920/
Schrabbe864/
Krabbe835,964/
Crobbe8320/
Crabby8316/
Crabbi839/
Krabber7721/
Scrabbi7718/
Crabbis779/
Crabbio773/
Craboue772/
Krabbee771/
Crobbie770/
Krabbie770/
Scrabby770/
Crobber770/
Chreibbe711/
Krabbi6725/
Krabbé673/
Krabba672/
Crobby672/
Krobbe671/
Srabba671/
Krabby670/

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