Cracknell Surname

80,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cracknell Surname Definition:

Local or nickname. A curious feature about English nomenclature is the number of surnames which seem inseparably connected with breadbaking. I do not refer to occupative names like Baxter, Baker, Waferer, &c, or local names like Backhouse or Bacchus (q.

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Cracknell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9161:14,2282,102
Australia1,0001:26,9963,670
Canada3841:95,95210,435
United States3781:958,88671,403
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Wales381:81,4356,830
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0621:11,8211,802
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Cracknell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local or nickname. A curious feature about English nomenclature is the number of surnames which seem inseparably connected with breadbaking. I do not refer to occupative names like Baxter, Baker, Waferer, &c, or local names like Backhouse or Bacchus (q.v). I speak of what seem to be nicknames taken from the loaf itself; compare Simnel, Blanchpain, and Whitebread. Yet Blanchpain is local, and Whitebread, or Whitbread, may be a mere translation (v. Blanchpain). A cracknel is a kind of crisp biscuit. 'Crakenelle, brede, copelullus, fraginellus': Promptorium Parvulorum Nevertheless the surname may be local, with suffix -hall or -hill.

1579. Married — Lyonell Craknell and Johane Downe: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1756. — Samuel Cracknell and Elizabeth Wright: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at 1 Craca’s Slope or Corner [Anglo-Saxon Craca, genit. Cracan + heal(h] 2 Craca’s Hall [Old English heall] Hardly a nickname from the biscuit so called.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Craigneill; a location name in Edinbgh.

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

Cracknell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cracknell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cracknell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cracknell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,221st most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,199,794 people. Cracknell is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Cracknell live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 3,916 people, or 1 in 14,228. In England Cracknell is most frequent in: Essex, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Suffolk, where 11 percent live. Other than England Cracknell is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Cracknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cracknell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cracknell last name increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cracknell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cracknell surname are 14.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cracknell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.85% more than the national average, earning R 458,292 per year; in United States they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $43,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $53,236 CAD per year.

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