Crahart Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Crahart Surname Definition:

From Carhart in St. Breock; from cararth, the high rock or fortress, or the rocky height. Hence, by corruption, Crahart; and, by contraction, Crart.

Crahart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales261:119,0209,008
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Crahart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Carhart in St. Breock; from cararth, the high rock or fortress, or the rocky height. Hence, by corruption, Crahart; and, by contraction, Crart.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Crahart Last Name Facts

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

Crahart is held by more people in Wales than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Crahart click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crahart? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Crahart are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Wales, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 119,020. In Wales Crahart is most numerous in: Caerphilly County Borough, where 58 percent live, City and County of Swansea, where 38 percent live and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, where 4 percent live. Not including Wales it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Crahart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crahart has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Crahart surname declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crart831/
Crahr830/
Craar830/
Schraart800/
Creart7713/
Kraart775/
Krahar771/
Crarte771/
Tschrhart753/
Crar732/
Creartt711/
Crear671,196/
Crair6745/
Kraar6742/
Crare672/
Crard672/
Jrart671/
Crayr671/
Crort671/
Krhar671/
Krart671/
Cratr670/
Crohr670/
Schrartz670/
Craur670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crahart
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