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

The surname Crafton has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Crafton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crafton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Crafton is the 79,765th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,192,139 people. The last name is primarily 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 frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 388 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,975 people, or 1 in 60,663. In The United States Crafton is primarily found in: Nevada, where 10 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Crafton is found in 20 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Crafton last name rose 652 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crafton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crafton last name are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.34% registered to vote for the political 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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  • 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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