Cranwell Surname

246,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Cranwell Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cranvell = the Crane-Spring (i.e., the spring frequented by cranes) [Old English cran + wiell]

Cranwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6331:42,6475,428
England4101:135,89813,318
United States3731:971,74072,180
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Canada401:921,14070,350
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Wales131:238,04114,239
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:110,29610,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Cranwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cranvell = the Crane-Spring (i.e., the spring frequented by cranes) [Old English cran + wiell]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(or Crenawell, as written in the Battle Abbey Roll), a corruption of Cramanville. This family of De Cramaville was seated in Essex from the Conquest (Testa de Neville), and in Kent held its lands by three knights’ service (Ib.). In 1189 Ralph de Cramaville paid a fine for his estates in Northumberland (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Cranwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cranwell occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cranwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Cranwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cranwell is the 246,025th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,506,831 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Cranwell live; 41 percent live in Australasia and 41 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Cranwell is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 633 people, or 1 in 42,647. In Australia Cranwell is mostly found in: South Australia, where 66 percent reside, Victoria, where 15 percent reside and Western Australia, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Cranwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cranwell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cranwell last name expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 54 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cranwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cranwell last name is principally Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cranwell surname are 14.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cranwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $50,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $52,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cranwill88132/
Cronwell88106/
Cranbell886/
Cramwell883/
Cronweell821/
Cranuel802/
Cronwel802/
Cramwel801/
Cromwell7516,671/
Crambell7541/
Cramwill758/
Cranbill750/
Cranuill750/
Cronwill750/
Cronwelth710/
Cromwel6735/
Crambel671/
Cromwll671/
Krahnbel634/
Crombell631/
Cromweel630/
Cromwill630/
Krainbill5924/
Crombel533/

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