Crabtree Surname

13,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Crabtree 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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Crabtree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States34,3071:10,5651,297
England5,9831:9,3131,361
Australia1,2271:22,0013,043
Canada5401:68,2337,861
New Zealand1651:27,4444,801
Wales1541:20,0942,123
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Ireland151:313,92910,911
France151:4,428,181244,602
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Anguilla61:2,239218
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belize11:355,4743,977
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malta11:430,2723,380
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,0361:4,038583
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7621:10,5461,383

Crabtree (51) may also be a first name.

Crabtree 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

(English) Dweller at a Crab- Apple-Tree [Middle English crabbe, Old English crabba, crab + Middle English tre(e, Old English treów]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a crab-apple tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably belongs to the same category as Appletree.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Crabtree Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crabtree is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crabtree? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,066th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,865 people. The last name Crabtree is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Crabtree reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Crabtree is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 51 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 34,307 people, or 1 in 10,565. In The United States Crabtree is most numerous in: Ohio, where 10 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Crabtree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crabtree has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Crabtree surname expanded 720 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 811 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 250 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crabtree Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Crabtree surname is chiefly Methodist (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crabtree surname are 16.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crabtree earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning 356,402 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.49% more than the national average, earning R 388,524 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $54,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crabtreet945/
Creabtree942/
Crabtre936/
Crabtrey88130/
Crobtree884/
Craptree883/
Crabtrez882/
Cravtree882/
Crabtrre881/
Cravtre801/
Crowtree750/
Croptree750/

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