Cranley Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cranley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cranley,' a parish in Surrey, eight miles from Guildford.

Avice de Cranele, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1667. Baptised — John, s. John Cranley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Cranley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Ireland2571:18,3231,969
Canada1751:210,54620,414
Australia1601:168,72317,330
England1101:506,52832,143
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Cranley (17) may also be a first name.

Cranley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cranley,' a parish in Surrey, eight miles from Guildford.

Avice de Cranele, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1667. Baptised — John, s. John Cranley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. Married — John Reddy and Sarah Cranley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Cranley, or Dweller at the Crane-Lea [Old English cran + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cranley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cranley is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cranley.

How Common Is The Last Name Cranley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 351,607th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,027,527 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cranley live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 1,212,237. In The United States Cranley is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Cranley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cranley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cranley last name increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 352 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cranley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cranley last name are 5.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cranley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $52,187 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crainley930/
Cranle921/
Cranly921/
Cronley86421/
Cramley8618/
Sranley863/
Cranlly860/
Chronley8040/
Cranelly800/
Craynnle800/
Cronly77390/
Zranle7714/
Kranle771/
Kranly771/
Cramle770/
Cramly770/
Cromley711,092/
Cramlet71202/
Kronley7116/
Kramley7112/
Zranleu711/
Chronly711/
Cronlet711/
Cramler710/
Crounly710/
Cronlee710/
Cramlett6772/
Schronle673/
Kranleus671/
Schranli671/
Chronliy671/
Cronelly670/
Cronnlly670/

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