Crandell Surname

81,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,944 people bear this surname

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

Crandell Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Crondall (a hollow), in Hampshire; dweller in a valley frequented by cranes.

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Crandell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5071:65,8187,688
Australia1991:135,65714,662
Canada1921:191,90418,895
England171:3,277,533109,658
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guam11:160,1214,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0521:47,7365,464

Crandell (86) may also be a first name.

Crandell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Crondall (a hollow), in Hampshire; dweller in a valley frequented by cranes.

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

(Welsh.) Local. From kren, round, or cran, wood; and dal, or dol, a vale—the round or woody vale. Crandal, in Irish, signifies the woody vale.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Raonuill 'son of Raonull'.

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Crandell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crandell occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crandell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,683rd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,226,034 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Crandell live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Crandell is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 86 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,507 people, or 1 in 65,818. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 9 percent live, Nevada, where 6 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Crandell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crandell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crandell last name grew 523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crandell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Crandell are 12.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crandell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $50,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crandel9355/
Crandll934/
Krandell8813/
Crandill882/
Craindel881/
Crandelt880/
Chrandel880/
Krandel8099/
Cramdel800/
Crondel800/
Krondell755/
Krajndel754/
Creindel751/
Krandelt750/
Craundil750/
Krandl7113/
Kraindl677/
Krandelova671/
Schreindel671/
Kreindel63180/
Kreyndel6344/
Cromdill630/
Schreindl59232/
Krondl5723/
Schroimdel560/
Kreindl53823/
Kreundl5333/

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Crandell Reference & Research

Crandall DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Crandall 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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