Crabtre Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Crabtre Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the crabtree' (v. Crabb), from residence thereby. This is a great Yorkshire surname; compare Rowntree, Plumptre, Oake, Chestnut, Ash, Nash, &c. It is odd to think that by dwelling beside a particular crab-tree, the descendants of a particular pair should so increase that a perceptibly large number of people in the county of York should now be familiarly known by the name.

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Crabtre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Crabtre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the crabtree' (v. Crabb), from residence thereby. This is a great Yorkshire surname; compare Rowntree, Plumptre, Oake, Chestnut, Ash, Nash, &c. It is odd to think that by dwelling beside a particular crab-tree, the descendants of a particular pair should so increase that a perceptibly large number of people in the county of York should now be familiarly known by the name. The name, too, has crossed the ocean. Where was that particular crab-tree in the county of York?

John Crabtre, Yorkshire. Surtees Society Publications.

William Crabtree, Yorkshire ibid.

'Edward Crabbtree emigrated to Virginia in 1635'; Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1563. Baptised — Agnes Crabtree: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1667 — Sarah, d. Samuell Crabtree: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Probably belongs to the same category as Appletree.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crabtree is also a Lancashire name. Crabtree was the name of a distinguished astronomer and mathematician of the 17th century, who was born in the parish of Halifax (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Crabtre Last Name Facts

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

Crabtre is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crabtre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Crabtre is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Crabtre are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Crabtre is most numerous in: Arizona, where 25 percent live, Iowa, where 25 percent live and North Carolina, where 25 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.

Crabtre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crabtre has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crabtre Last Name Statistics demography

Crabtre earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crabtree9342,902/
Crabtrey93130/
Crabtrez932/
Crabtrre931/
Crabtreet885/
Creabtree882/
Cravtre861/
Crobtree804/
Craptree803/
Cravtree802/
Crowtree670/
Croptree670/
Kravter576/
Cropter570/
Croptier5319/

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