Crake Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Crake Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of the creek'; North-Eng. crake and emit, a bend, an inlet, a cove; compare Crakevalley, near Ulverston; (a) 'of Craike,' a parish in County Durham, three miles from Easingwold. Probably the origin is the same.

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Crake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3861:144,34713,933
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Australia1541:175,29717,847
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Canada781:472,37940,609
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2901:84,0538,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Crake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of the creek'; North-Eng. crake and emit, a bend, an inlet, a cove; compare Crakevalley, near Ulverston; (a) 'of Craike,' a parish in County Durham, three miles from Easingwold. Probably the origin is the same.

Ralph Crake, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philippus de Crayk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Elena Crayke, 1379: ibid.

1653. Married — Thomas Creak, Herefordshire (sic) and Elizabeth Warren: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1788. Married — William Appleby and Bib. Creek: St. George, Hanover Square.

1791. — William Staines and Mary Crake: ibid.

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

From Crayke, a village in Yorkshire. An old surname in the Lowlands. Three individuals of the name rendered homage in 1296: Henry de Crake of Dumfriesshire, James de Crake of Selkirkshire, and John de Crak' of Edinburghshire (Bain, II, p. 201,209, 212). The seal of the latter bears a hound running, S' Joh'is de Crake (ibid., p. 547). Adam de Crake was juror on an inquest at Roxburgh, 1303, and Walter de Creyk leased two-thirds of the manor of Blakeder (ibid., 1435; III, p. 37). Thomas Crac, a Scots prisoner of war in the Tower of London, released in 1413 (ibid., IV, 839). Individuals named Crak and Crake were admitted burgesses of Aberdeen, 1458 and 1513 (NSCM., I, p. 16, 45), Andrew Craik witnessed a "letter of sesing of the hold of Dumdurnach," 1453 (CAB., p. 541), and Thomas Creke, a Scot born in Aberdeen, had letters of denisation in England, 1480 (Bain, IV, 1465).

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

1 a nickname from the Crow [Scandinavian kráka, a crow] 2 a variant of Creak or Creek, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Crake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crake is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crake? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 383,038th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name Crake is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Crake live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 386 people, or 1 in 144,347. In England Crake is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 26 percent are found, Durham, where 15 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 5 percent are found. Outside of England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Crake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crake has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 481 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crake Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crake last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crake earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $59,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craske911,442/
Craike91186/
Cracke914/
Creake913/
Craket913/
Crayke911/
Cradke911/
Craeke910/
Cratke910/
Crak8922/
Schrake8381/
Craskey8346/
Craiker8340/
Crasket835/
Chrakhe832/
Crackey831/
Crathke831/
Crasker830/
Crackee830/
Crauker830/
Crackie830/
Cratkey830/
Croke803,974/
Craik802,786/
Crack801,760/
Crace801,625/
Krake801,608/
Creak80572/
Crayk80147/
Crhak8045/
Zrake8038/
Crauk8021/
Craak8013/
Craki804/
Craka801/
Hcrak801/
Srake800/
Schracke7714/
Schratke775/
Schreake773/
Crasskey771/
Creagkey770/
Schraker770/
Chracker770/
Crooke732,975/
Kracke732,396/
Cracea731,028/
Shrake73749/
Crague73178/
Chraki73175/
Creyke73148/
Kratke7382/
Kraake7370/
Creace7361/
Craice7352/
Croske7346/
Cracky7344/
Creask7338/
Crokie7335/
Krakie7330/
Creaky7330/
Zraket7325/
Krauke7325/
Krakeš7320/
Creeke7316/
Crauck7313/
Craick7312/
Crocke7310/
Craque739/
Crokey738/
Sracke738/
Sraker736/
Kreake735/
Kraike735/
Kraßke734/
Kraked734/
Crikey733/
Craika732/
Crasky732/
Crotke731/
Cracce731/
Cracey731/
Dzrake731/
Sreake731/
Khrake731/
Crakit731/
Gcrace731/
Crauce731/
Crackz731/
Cracck731/
Sraket731/
Krakei731/
Crasks730/
Crauks730/
Cruike730/
Croeke730/
Chroke730/
Craiks730/
Creack730/
Craaks730/
Crakio730/
Schreacke7189/
Schracker711/
Crookes673,915/
Krak672,197/
Chraiki67822/
Crac67558/
Crok67368/
Kraiket67276/
Craigue67172/
Kraskey6786/
Krakker6786/
Kraiker6780/
Crag6767/
Crockey6758/
Craskit6738/
Shrakes6735/
Crasque6734/
Kraskes6734/
Creacey6729/
Crookey6725/
Kratkey6724/
Crokker6723/
Kreakie6720/
Crickey6719/
Craheix6716/
Krauske6712/
Cruycke6711/
Krackie679/
Creache677/
Krayker676/
K'Raker674/
Krashke674/
Craquer674/
Crockes673/
Craycee672/
Crockee672/
Crosker672/
Kreaker672/
Krackey671/
Krasket671/
Kraykes671/
Kraaker671/
Crikkey671/
Criyaka671/
Crotker671/
Crax671/
Chrakhi671/
Krasske671/
Kratket671/
Shrakie671/
Qrak671/
Czraski671/
Crojaka671/
Krahkje671/
Crokeet670/
Crayche670/
Crookee670/
Crockie670/
Schroke670/
Creiker670/
Craquea670/
Crookie670/
Crouker670/
Shrauke670/
Craddck670/
Shraker670/
Kraskee670/
Chroker670/
Kraukie670/
Craique670/
Crocked670/
Creekee670/
Creaque670/

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