Craigg Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Craigg 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 SurnameCraigg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 302 | 1:1,200,195 | 85,425 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 116 | 1:971 | 222 |
| Barbados | 83 | 1:3,463 | 485 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 37 | 1:36,864 | 3,590 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 9 | 1:3,814 | 352 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 251 | 1:200,074 | 17,416 |
Craigg (94) may also be a first name.
Craigg 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.
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.
Craig is a common Scottish surname found mostly south of the Forth and the Clyde.
Craigg Demographics
Craigg Religious Adherence
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Craigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Craigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Craigg occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Craigg? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 534,162nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Craigg live; 42 percent live in Caribbean and 42 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. Craigg is also the 980,251st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 94 people.
Craigg is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 1,200,195. In The United States Craigg is primarily found in: Missouri, where 24 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 19 percent are found and Barbados, where 14 percent are found.
Craigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Craigg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Craigg surname increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Craigg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Craigg surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Craigg earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $41,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.65% more than the national average, earning $84,784 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craiggs | 92 | 66 | / |
| Craig | 91 | 191,408 | / |
| Cragg | 91 | 6,422 | / |
| Crigg | 91 | 17 | / |
| Craggs | 83 | 4,975 | / |
| Craigs | 83 | 480 | / |
| Criggs | 83 | 13 | / |
| Craigh | 83 | 8 | / |
| Craieg | 83 | 5 | / |
| Creigg | 83 | 4 | / |
| Craigt | 83 | 4 | / |
| Craaig | 83 | 3 | / |
| Crisgg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chraig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Craigp | 83 | 1 | / |
| Craegg | 83 | 0 | / |
| Creagg | 83 | 0 | / |
| Crag | 80 | 67 | / |
| Crig | 80 | 3 | / |
| Craigue | 77 | 172 | / |
| D'Craig | 77 | 2 | / |
| Creiggs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cracggs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Craik | 73 | 2,786 | / |
| Cregg | 73 | 1,501 | / |
| Kraig | 73 | 444 | / |
| Creag | 73 | 271 | / |
| Creig | 73 | 105 | / |
| Chrag | 73 | 25 | / |
| Crieg | 73 | 7 | / |
| Craic | 73 | 5 | / |
| Krigg | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kragg | 73 | 3 | / |
| Craug | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cragh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Crigc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Craix | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zraig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cragt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cruig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chrig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Crags | 73 | 1 | / |
| Craag | 73 | 0 | / |
| Croig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crigs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Craeg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crayg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Craigová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Craigova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Creagh | 67 | 3,189 | / |
| Craugh | 67 | 490 | / |
| Creigh | 67 | 347 | / |
| Craike | 67 | 186 | / |
| Crague | 67 | 178 | / |
| Craick | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chragh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kraggs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kraigh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Criegh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Criyag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kriegg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chraik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Craegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creggs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creigs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Craiks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creags | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kriggs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creegg | 67 | 0 | / |
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