Crabe Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Crabe 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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Crabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France701:948,896108,010
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada511:722,46357,796
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Crabé (14) are calculated separately.

Crabe (26) may also be a first name.

Crabe 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

Crabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crabe is most common in France. It can appear as a variant: Crabé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Crabe.

How Common Is The Last Name Crabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,202,518th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Crabe live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Crabe is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 26 people.

The surname Crabe is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 948,896. In France it is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 76 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 6 percent are found. Apart from France this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 26 percent are found.

Crabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crabe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Crabe surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Crabe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Crabe earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 78.87% more than the national average, earning $77,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $54,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crabé9314/
Crabie91105/
Craber9161/
Craibe9142/
Crabey9131/
Scrabe913/
Crabes912/
Crrabe912/
Crabhe911/
Crasbe910/
Crabetz8311/
Schrabe836/
Crabett834/
Chrabet832/
Scrabei831/
Crauber831/
Creabes831/
Craiber831/
Creaber830/
Crasbey830/
Crave80741/
Craba80403/
Srabe80273/
Crobe80218/
Crabi80155/
Krabe8087/
Crawe809/
Zrabe809/
Craby806/
Schraube7771/
Schraber7742/
Chraiber774/
Crabhead772/
Crausbee770/
Craver735,640/
Cravey731,952/
Crampe73902/
Cravet73333/
Srabeh73319/
Cravea73249/
Creaby73176/
Krabes73112/
Craves73108/
Crober7389/
Craiba7378/
Scrobe7376/
Khrabe7349/
Cravez7341/
S'Rabe7322/
Crobes7320/
Crabit7318/
Krabie7316/
Crobie7314/
Krabee737/
Crabay736/
Chrabi736/
Krabey735/
Crasby734/
Kraube734/
Crawey734/
Krabej734/
Crawer734/
Krabeh734/
Crosbe733/
Chrave732/
Kraibe732/
Krabge732/
Shrabe732/
Qurabe732/
Crabaj732/
J'Rabe731/
Crabis731/
Craybj731/
Krabeś731/
Srabes731/
Srabey731/
Scraby731/
Croobe731/
Craveț731/
Creave731/
Crabai731/
Crabio731/
Craibi731/
Srabet731/
Crobet731/
Jraber730/
Cratby730/
Krabez730/
Crawes730/
Crauby730/
Schraiber71386/
Schreaber714/
Schrajber711/
Chraibi6729,516/
Chraïbi67592/
Chraybi67140/
Crosbee67137/
Cravetz67112/
Crausby6790/
Sraiber6779/
Srajber6762/
Šrajber6754/
Szraube6729/
Schrave6725/
Crauwer6725/
Cravets6723/
Creavey6718/
Krauber6717/
Creaves6715/
Chrobet6713/
Krabetz6713/
Crobett6712/
Creaver679/
Cravett678/
Crosbey677/
Kraëber677/
Khraibe677/
Craveis677/
Zraybie675/
Chraiby674/
Krabesh673/
Crossbe672/
Schrabi672/
Chraîbi672/
Chreibe671/
Schrobe671/
Shraber671/
Crauver671/
Krajber671/
Chrabio671/
Chrhabi671/
Cravech671/
Crabois671/
Khrabet671/
Krabech671/
Schraba671/
Srayber671/
Zraibeh671/
Krahbet671/
Crassby670/
Cravess670/
Crabitt670/
Kraaber670/
Craijue670/
Schraby670/
Schrauberr670/
Craveys670/

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