Crain Surname

21,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,823 people bear this surname

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

Crain Surname Definition:

= Crane, q.v.

Crain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,0641:15,0621,891
Australia6331:42,6475,428
Canada6201:59,4287,010
England1631:341,82924,929
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
France271:2,460,101186,232
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Guam81:20,0153,029
China81:170,915,1968,932
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Wales41:773,63329,106
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Isle of Man101:5,427530
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3191:15,1311,942

Crain (143) may also be a first name.

Crain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Crane, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Variants of Crane, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Crain Last Name Facts

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

Crain is most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crain? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,117th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 282,211 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Crain live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Crain is also the 772,378th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 143 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 24,064 people, or 1 in 15,062. In The United States Crain is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Crain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crain surname rose 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 rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Crain surname is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Crain are 18.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.5% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craine914,290/
Cratin9182/
Craion9133/
Craing9114/
Crayin914/
Craien914/
Craiun913/
Chrain911/
Craind911/
Crainn911/
Craint911/
Crasin911/
Crainc911/
Crajin910/
Craihn910/
Cran892,596/
Crassin83191/
Creatin836/
Craisin832/
Craggin831/
Craytin831/
Craineț831/
Craitin831/
Craigne830/
Creasin830/
Crahain830/
Crane8078,842/
Crean805,241/
Craun801,307/
Krain801,050/
Crang80994/
Crann80934/
Crine80553/
Croin80536/
Crand80414/
Chran80301/
Craen80297/
Crant80295/
Craan80201/
Crhan8043/
Zrain8028/
Crein8014/
Crayn8012/
Craim8010/
Crzan808/
Crahn803/
Crien802/
Cruin802/
Crinh801/
Critn801/
Cranh801/
Cramn801/
Qrain801/
Crgan800/
Crran800/
Creasing7711/
Crainova778/
Craschin772/
Creachin772/
Cretin733,758/
Crehan732,286/
Crayne731,050/
Creane73499/
Crahan73474/
Crayon73462/
Craane73371/
Crețan73333/
Kraion73330/
Chrane73277/
Cramng73196/
Chrien73165/
Crétin73163/
Craten73120/
Kraine7382/
Qurain7381/
Crijan7380/
Critin7367/
Krainc7358/
Chrein7350/
Crajan7327/
Craiem7319/
Crayen7319/
Crisen7318/
Chranh7313/
Craehn7313/
Cramne7310/
Cresin737/
Crisin736/
Creant735/
Crijen735/
Kraiin735/
Cranne734/
Krainn734/
Tchran734/
Critén734/
Criten733/
Creine733/
Cragne733/
Crayan733/
Gcrang733/
Croian732/
Cricyn732/
Kracin732/
Chrran732/
Chrine732/
Cricin732/
Kraijn732/
Crawen731/
Kcrane731/
Krajin731/
Krayin731/
Chrann731/
Chrean731/
Chrgan731/
Crhine731/
Croing731/
Cracim731/
Crajen731/
Crandt731/
Crayun731/
Creasn731/
Chzran731/
Kraink731/
Creing731/
Crățan731/
Croyan731/
Créant731/
Criyon731/
Crayón731/
Crasne731/
Craune731/
Cruian730/
Croine730/
Creahn730/
Creyan730/
Crasen730/
Croyin730/
Cruine730/
Creang730/
Crigne730/
Creian730/
Crojan730/
Craunn730/
Creand730/
Crauen730/
Crijon730/
Cratim730/
Creion730/
Croinn730/
Creyin730/
Croion730/
Cram679,111/
Zran673,834/
Kran673,656/
Krajina672,622/
Critten67634/
Crittin67529/
Kraihan67297/
Cressin67236/
Creehan67196/
Cricent67155/
Crisent67130/
Crausen6761/
Crețean6734/
Crissen6720/
Creutin6719/
Kraiyon6717/
Crichen6717/
Cräsing6716/
Cranque6715/
Crettin6714/
Qurasin6712/
Crayhon6711/
Krajinc6710/
Krajcin679/
Craitem678/
Cruisin677/
Cresien677/
Kraiten677/
Kraiene677/
Crisien677/
Kraitin677/
Createn675/
Criggen675/
Tschran675/
Krasint675/
Crohina673/
Crissin673/
Crahaim672/
Croyhan672/
Qran672/
Tchroin672/
Krayina671/
Chrahan671/
Chrajan671/
Cruiten671/
Cranova671/
Craucen671/
Crayant671/
Kraytin671/
Crayhan671/
Crisinå671/
Kraicin671/
Kraiunk671/
Krautin671/
Kraścin671/
Tchrean671/
Croutin671/
Creștin671/
Crohion671/
Creangå671/
Creting671/
Crangue671/
Chrraan671/
Criscen671/
Croinne671/
Kraihin671/
Krasien671/
Croggin670/
Crehane670/
Crayten670/
Crousin670/
Crassen670/
Cruisen670/
Crayone670/
Creasen670/
Crehang670/
Creeyan670/
Craynne670/
Cratten670/
Croiten670/
Craggen670/

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Footnotes

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