Crankshaw Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Crankshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cronkshaw,' the twisting or winding shaw, i.e. wood. Cronkshaw seems to have lain in the parish of Rochdale or Bury, Lancashire Cronshaw and Cranshaw are variants of the surname, and Crankshaw is the more correct modern representative.

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Crankshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6361:569,90446,784
England3201:174,11915,890
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Wales71:442,07621,198
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France21:33,211,361423,184
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4181:58,3146,866
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Crankshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cronkshaw,' the twisting or winding shaw, i.e. wood. Cronkshaw seems to have lain in the parish of Rochdale or Bury, Lancashire Cronshaw and Cranshaw are variants of the surname, and Crankshaw is the more correct modern representative. This form is well represented across the Atlantic.

Ellen Cronkshaw, of Musbury, 1618: Wills at Chester.

John Cronkshaw, of Hunterholme in Pendle, 1617: ibid.

William Cronkshaw, of Musbury, 1624: ibid. (1621-50).

Thomas Holt, of Cronkshaw, 1642: ibid.

That Cronshaw is a variant is easily proved. compare Francis Bould, of Cronshawe, 1613: Lancashire Inquisitions.

Francis Bold, of Graynshey [G for CJ, 1588: Wills at Chester.

James Cronshaw, farmer, Cronshaw Fold, Musbury: Kelly's Lancashire Directory, 1873.

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

(English) belonging to Crankshaw or Cronkshaw (Lancs) = the Winding or Crooked Wood [Middle English cranke, a bend: cp. Dutch kronkel, a winding + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Crankshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crankshaw is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crankshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crankshaw is the 308,137th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,949,017 people. The last name Crankshaw occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Crankshaw live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 636 people, or 1 in 569,904. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Crankshaw is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Crankshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crankshaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crankshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Crankshaw are 18.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Crankshaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.61% more than the national average, earning R 362,652 per year; in United States they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning $49,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning $43,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crankshawe950/
Cranksaw941/
Cranckshawe900/
Cronkshaw8929/
Krankshaw892/
Crankshow891/
Crangshaw890/

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