Craighead Surname

109,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Craighead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Craighead.' a place in the parish of Dailly, Ayrshire (Lower); several other places in N.B. also bear the same name; literally the head of the craig (v. Craig). Head is a common suffix to place-names; compare Akenhead and Birkenhead.

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Craighead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7301:97,17410,836
Scotland1361:39,3663,718
New Zealand1281:35,3786,076
England761:733,13240,828
Canada751:491,27542,011
Australia691:391,24231,907
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2491:15,0331,677
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5281:95,1119,723

Craighead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Craighead.' a place in the parish of Dailly, Ayrshire (Lower); several other places in N.B. also bear the same name; literally the head of the craig (v. Craig). Head is a common suffix to place-names; compare Akenhead and Birkenhead.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of local origin from one or more of the places of the name. David Craighead appears as a witness in Aberbrothok in 1546 (REG., p. 561). William Craigheid, baxter in Aberdeen, is in record in 1613 (SCM., V, p. 88), and John Craigheid in Fidesbeig in 1633 (ibid., III, p. 95). Craghede 1492.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A place in the parish of Dailly, co. Ayr.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Scotch), Head of the crag. (variant: Muirhead.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Craighead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Craighead is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Craighead.

How Common Is The Last Name Craighead? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,266th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,710,692 people. Craighead occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Craighead reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Craighead is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,730 people, or 1 in 97,174. In The United States Craighead is primarily found in: Virginia, where 12 percent reside, Tennessee, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 3 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.

Craighead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Craighead has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 706 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 362 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Craighead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Craighead last name are 8.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.06% registered with the party.

The amount Craighead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.22% less than the national average, earning R 115,920 per year; in United States they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $43,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.31% more than the national average, earning $59,776 CAD per year.

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