Crain Surname
Approximately 25,823 people bear this surname
Crain Surname Definition:
= Crane, q.v.
Crain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,064 | 1:15,062 | 1,891 |
| Australia | 633 | 1:42,647 | 5,428 |
| Canada | 620 | 1:59,428 | 7,010 |
| England | 163 | 1:341,829 | 24,929 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 246 | 1:99,087 | 10,036 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,319 | 1:15,131 | 1,942 |
Crain (143) may also be a first name.
Crain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Crane, q.v.
(English) Variants of Crane, q.v.
Contracted from Mac Ciarain, ‘Ciaran’s Son.' (See Karran and Mylchraine.) It seems to be a purely Manx name, not being found elsewhere, except in the form Crane, which has probably quite a different origin.
Crain Demographics
Crain Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Crain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Crain is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Crain? popularity and diffusion
It is the 21,117th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 282,211 people. Crain occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Crain reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 772,378th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 143 people.
The surname Crain is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 24,064 people, or 1 in 15,062. In The United States Crain is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Crain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Crain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crain surname increased 725 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Crain surname is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Crain last name are 18.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Crain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 140.25% more than the national average, earning R 570,924 per year; in United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,264 CAD per year.
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Crain Reference & Research
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CRAIN/CRANE FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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