Craigon Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Craigon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craigon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland801:66,9235,243
Canada421:877,27667,671
England101:5,571,806158,774
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Craigon (17) may also be a first name.

Craigon Last Name Facts

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

Craigon is most common in Scotland. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Craigon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,465,390th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Craigon live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles. Craigon is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The last name Craigon is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 66,923. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Perth and Kinross, where 25 percent reside, Glasgow City, where 20 percent reside and Aberdeenshire, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Scotland this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 29 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Craigon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Craigon has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Craigon Last Name Statistics demography

Craigon earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $52,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cragon9281/
Craigan8673/
Craigun864/
Creigon861/
Craghon861/
Craggon860/
Creagon860/
Craighan8055/
Craigune800/
Craughon800/
Creaghon800/
Cragun771,013/
Crigan77851/
Cragan77241/
Cregon7715/
Cragom777/
Kragon775/
Creagan71599/
Crangan7158/
Craggan7149/
Chragan7147/
Craghan7140/
Creigan717/
Crrigan714/
Chragun713/
Hcragun712/
Krangon711/
Creggon711/
Craegan710/
Kraggon710/
Craygan710/
Creegon710/
Cruigan710/
Criggan710/
Creaghan67269/
Creighan67215/
Craughan6782/
Chrigune671/
Craigham671/
Creeagan671/
Cranghan670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Craigon
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