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Where Does The Last Name Cranston Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cranston is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cranston? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 50,257^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 713,486 people. The last name Cranston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Cranston reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 315,870^th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 686 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 4,512 people, or 1 in 80,332. In The United States Cranston is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Oregon, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Cranston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Cranston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cranston Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cranston last name are 11.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cranston earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning R 284,424 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning $19,143,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $53,551 CAD per year.