Craggy Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Craggy Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Craigie,' parishes in Ayrshire, Perthshire, and Linlithgowshire.
1767. Married — John Harding and Ann Craggy: St. George, Hanover Square.
Craggy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Craggy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Craigie,' parishes in Ayrshire, Perthshire, and Linlithgowshire.
1767. Married — John Harding and Ann Craggy: St. George, Hanover Square.
Of local or territorial origin from lands of the name in Ayrshire, West Lothian, Angus, and Perthshire. Johan de Cragyn of Linlithgowshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears device of a winged griffin respecting, S' loh'is de Cragvli (Bain, II, p. 185,200). Cragvli seems really to be = Craigielea, and Agnew says the property was carried by the heiress to Wallace of Riccarton. Brice de Cragy was burgess of Edinburgh, 1317 (SCM., V, p. 7), and John de Cragy was witness there, 1362 (Egidii, p. 8). John de Cragy who obtained charter of the lands of Merchamstom (now Merchiston), Edinburgh, in 1367 (RMS., I, 207 may be the John de Craigie who rendered homage to Robert III in 1371 (APS., I, p. 546b). Alexander de Cragy who was bailie of the Templelands of St. John, 1429 (Ayr, p. 83), and Alexander de Cragy who sold the lands of Orchardefelde in 1430 (RMS., II, 180) may be same person. Persons of this name early made their way to Orkney, where John de Krage appears as one of the prominent men in 1427 (Oppressions, p. 107), and Craigie of Gearsay were a family of long standing in the islands. Sir William A. Craigie, one of the editors-in-chief of the Oxford English dictionary is the best known of the name. Craggy 1700, Cragye 1488, Kraghe 1424. compare Craigen.
Probably Craigie.
Parishes in cos. Ayr, Perth, and Linlithgow.
Craggy Demographics
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Craggy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Craggy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Craggy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Craggy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Craggy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Craggy is the 2,414,640th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Craggy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Craggy are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Hampshire, where 66 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.
Craggy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Craggy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Craggy surname increased 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Craggy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Craggy surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Craggy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $48,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $48,647 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craiggy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Cragy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cragge | 83 | 8 | / |
| Craigy | 83 | 5 | / |
| Cragey | 83 | 3 | / |
| Craigge | 77 | 17 | / |
| Creaghy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crage | 73 | 166 | / |
| Cragi | 73 | 48 | / |
| Craga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Crogy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Craige | 67 | 589 | / |
| Cragie | 67 | 67 | / |
| Craght | 67 | 2 | / |
| Craigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Craigj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chrage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crauge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Craigie | 62 | 3,523 | / |
| Chraghi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Craught | 62 | 1 | / |
| Craighi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Crougey | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chreigy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Craight | 62 | 0 | / |
| Chreighy | 57 | 17 | / |
| Craighea | 57 | 2 | / |
| Chreyghy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chreaghi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Craighie | 57 | 0 | / |
| Croge | 55 | 58 | / |
| Craigheah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ch'raighi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Crogie | 50 | 45 | / |
| Chroge | 50 | 28 | / |
| Creige | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zraigi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Croiga | 50 | 1 | / |
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