Craig Surname
Approximately 191,408 people bear this surname
Craig Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the craig,' i.e. crag, from residence thereby. More specifically (a) 'of Craig,' a name given to several parishes and villages in Scotland. Both (1) and (a) are Scotch.
1748.
Read More About This SurnameCraig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 121,773 | 1:2,977 | 298 |
| England | 15,275 | 1:3,648 | 491 |
| Canada | 14,651 | 1:2,515 | 300 |
| Australia | 11,901 | 1:2,268 | 298 |
| Scotland | 10,750 | 1:498 | 59 |
| Northern Ireland | 3,647 | 1:506 | 66 |
| New Zealand | 3,232 | 1:1,401 | 158 |
| South Africa | 2,101 | 1:25,787 | 3,296 |
| Samoa | 1,258 | 1:154 | 15 |
| Ireland | 1,128 | 1:4,175 | 711 |
| Jamaica | 636 | 1:4,512 | 611 |
| Nigeria | 578 | 1:306,475 | 17,059 |
| Wales | 495 | 1:6,252 | 697 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 424 | 1:3,217 | 540 |
| Guyana | 365 | 1:2,088 | 372 |
| Vanuatu | 275 | 1:957 | 231 |
| France | 235 | 1:282,650 | 43,409 |
| Thailand | 216 | 1:327,029 | 56,393 |
| Spain | 150 | 1:311,680 | 18,543 |
| Argentina | 146 | 1:292,763 | 23,421 |
| Liberia | 141 | 1:31,266 | 2,970 |
| Chile | 139 | 1:126,737 | 4,522 |
| Germany | 135 | 1:596,337 | 48,011 |
| Belize | 128 | 1:2,777 | 574 |
| Netherlands | 97 | 1:174,095 | 25,153 |
| Philippines | 97 | 1:1,043,693 | 87,866 |
| Isle of Man | 79 | 1:1,086 | 173 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Bahamas | 65 | 1:6,027 | 567 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Guernsey | 51 | 1:1,264 | 261 |
| Panama | 45 | 1:86,939 | 3,484 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Barbados | 38 | 1:7,564 | 673 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Jersey | 34 | 1:2,918 | 527 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 7 | 1:4,904 | 545 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,044 | 1:1,095 | 204 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9,613 | 1:389 | 61 |
| England | 3,534 | 1:6,897 | 1,067 |
| Wales | 73 | 1:21,485 | 1,237 |
| Isle of Man | 22 | 1:2,467 | 303 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,380 | 1:2,148 | 225 |
Craig (827,441) may also be a first name.
Craig Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the craig,' i.e. crag, from residence thereby. More specifically (a) 'of Craig,' a name given to several parishes and villages in Scotland. Both (1) and (a) are Scotch.
1748. Married — Alex. Craigg and Elizabeth Johnson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Local. As the surname occurs in early Scots records in many parts of the country it must have originated from more than one locality. In the fifteenth century there were three families "of that Ilk." The name was also common in Edinburgh in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and so elsewhere throughout the Lowlands. Johannes del Crag witnessed a charter by William the Lion, and Robertus de Crag witnessed one in the reign of Alexander II (REG., p. 83,123). Walter del Crag was an elector in 1278 (Bain, 11. 147). Anneys del Crage of Edinburghshire and Johan del Cragee of Lanarkshire rendered homage, 1296 (ibid., p. 209,213). The land of James del Crag, son and heir of John del Crag, in Ayrshire is mentioned in 1323 (Irvine, I, p. 123). The dramatic intervention of John of the Craig with his band of 300 "played a decisive part in the battle of Culblean on 30th November 1335" (PSAS., LXIV, p. 54). Johannes de Crag, burgess of Aberdeen, had a charter of land in the lordship of Rubyslaw in 1358 (RMS., I, 107), and for two centuries and a half later a family of this name was seated at Craigfintray (afterwards Craigston) Castle near Kildrummie. William de Crag was elected counci lor of Aberdeen, 1398 (CRA., p. 374), and Richard de Crag, presbyter and notary public of St. Andrews diocese, 1415, may be the Richard de Crag, vicar of Dundee, 1443 (REG., 325). In 1429 the lands of Estircrag in the barony of North Berwick were granted to Walter de Crag in succession to his father, John Crag (RMS., II, 145). David of Crag, a Red Friar in Aberdeen in 1439, is referred to again, in 1442 simply as David Crag (Friars, 29, 30). William Craigh, merchant in Culross, 1668 (Dunblane). John Craig (1512—1600) was colleague of John Knox.
Scot. forms of Cragg, q.v.
This Scottish name is very numerous in Cos.
Antrim, Derry and Tyrone. MIF 282*; App infra
“Rock” in Scots (Cragg in England).
(Scottish, English) Dweller at, or near, a rock or crag.
A parish in Forfarshire, and an estate in Perthshire. As a topographical expression, Craig has the same meaning as Carrick.
A rock, a crag.
(Cornish-British and Welsh.) A rock, a crag, a stone; Gaelic, carraig, a rock, creag, a rock.
Formerly usually Corraige (caraig, a 'rock') is a translation of the French Delaroche. A French family of this name settled in Scotland at an early date, and had their name transformed in this way. The name is uncommon. It may, perhaps, in some cases, be derived from (S.) kráka (Danish krage), 'a crow', which is found in the Land- námabóc as a nickname. Ballacoraige is the name of a farm in Ballaugh.
A location name in Forfar.
Craig is a common Scottish surname found mostly south of the Forth and the Clyde.
Craig Demographics
Average Male Craig Height
177.34 cm
Average Female Craig Height
162.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Craig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Craig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Craig (Arabic: كريج) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Craig? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,938th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 38,073 people. Craig is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Craig reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Craig is also the 1,125th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 827,441 people.
The surname Craig is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 121,773 people, or 1 in 2,977. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 143 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Craig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Craig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Craig surname expanded 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 432 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 72 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 678 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Craig Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Craig last name are 12.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.46% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Craig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.37% more than the national average, earning 420,037 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.05% more than the national average, earning R 418,368 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.88% more than the national average, earning $27,897,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $42,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $52,124 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craigg | 91 | 604 | / |
| Craigs | 91 | 480 | / |
| Craigh | 91 | 8 | / |
| Craieg | 91 | 5 | / |
| Craigt | 91 | 4 | / |
| Craaig | 91 | 3 | / |
| Chraig | 91 | 1 | / |
| Craigp | 91 | 1 | / |
| Crag | 89 | 67 | / |
| Crig | 89 | 3 | / |
| Craigue | 83 | 172 | / |
| Craiggs | 83 | 66 | / |
| D'Craig | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cragg | 80 | 6,422 | / |
| Craik | 80 | 2,786 | / |
| Kraig | 80 | 444 | / |
| Creag | 80 | 271 | / |
| Creig | 80 | 105 | / |
| Chrag | 80 | 25 | / |
| Crigg | 80 | 17 | / |
| Crieg | 80 | 7 | / |
| Craic | 80 | 5 | / |
| Craug | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cragh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Crags | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zraig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Craix | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cragt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cruig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chrig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crigc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Craeg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Craag | 80 | 0 | / |
| Crayg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Croig | 80 | 0 | / |
| Crigs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Craigová | 77 | 3 | / |
| Craigova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Craggs | 73 | 4,975 | / |
| Creagh | 73 | 3,189 | / |
| Craugh | 73 | 490 | / |
| Creigh | 73 | 347 | / |
| Craike | 73 | 186 | / |
| Crague | 73 | 178 | / |
| Criggs | 73 | 13 | / |
| Craick | 73 | 12 | / |
| Chragh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Creigg | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kraigh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Criegh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Criyag | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chraik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Craegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Creigs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Crigue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Crisgg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Craegg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Creagg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Craiks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Creags | 73 | 0 | / |
| Krag | 67 | 2,352 | / |
| Cric | 67 | 1,274 | / |
| Krig | 67 | 633 | / |
| Crac | 67 | 558 | / |
| Crik | 67 | 430 | / |
| Zrig | 67 | 318 | / |
| Creg | 67 | 102 | / |
| Crix | 67 | 48 | / |
| Criq | 67 | 43 | / |
| Crak | 67 | 22 | / |
| Craheix | 67 | 16 | / |
| Crawiec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zrag | 67 | 4 | / |
| Creeagh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cryg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Crax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creiggs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crawiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cracggs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creagch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crjg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chreigh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Craique | 67 | 0 | / |
Craig Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Craig in the Arabic language | ||
| كريج | kryj | - |
| كرايغ | kraygh | - |
| كريغ | krygh | - |
| آريج | aryj | - |
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