Crafton Surname

79,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Crafton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Crafton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9751:60,6637,121
Saint Lucia441:4,063581
England361:1,547,72466,012
Guam121:13,3432,098
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9171:54,7646,149

Crafton (388) may also be a first name.

Crafton Last Name Facts

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

Crafton occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Crafton.

How Common Is The Last Name Crafton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crafton is the 79,765th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,192,139 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Crafton reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 439,750th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 388 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,975 people, or 1 in 60,663. In The United States Crafton is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 10 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Crafton is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Saint Lucia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Crafton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crafton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Crafton last name grew 652 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crafton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Crafton are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crafton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $42,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.79% more than the national average, earning $63,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scrafton93576/
Craffton932/
Craftton932/
Craftone931/
Craufton930/
Scraffton883/
Crofton862,417/
Krafton86107/
Craftan861/
Crawton861/
Jrafton861/
Crabton860/
Crawtton802/
Croffton800/
Scrofton800/
Crawthon800/
Crowton71469/
Krofton718/
Kraftan711/
Croftun710/
Croftom710/
Crobton710/
Croftan710/
Krabtoon671/
Crowthon670/
Krawthong631/
Schrabtan631/
Krowton571/
Krowtong532/
Krobthoun501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crafton
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