Crashaw Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Crashaw Surname Definition:

Local-' the shaw or coppice frequented by crows.'

Crashaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Crashaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local-' the shaw or coppice frequented by crows.'

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crashaw Last Name Facts

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

Crashaw occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Crashaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crashaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Crashaw is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Crashaw reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England Crashaw is most frequent in: Greater London, where 51 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 43 percent reside and Surrey, where 3 percent reside. Besides England Crashaw exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Mauritius, where 2 percent reside.

Crashaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crashaw has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Crashaw last name rose 336 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 30 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crashaw Last Name Statistics demography

Crashaw earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 73.23% less than the national average, earning $11,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cradshaw931/
Croshaw861,153/
Cresshaw803/
Croshawe803/
Crosshaw802/
Creushaw801/
Croushaw800/
Krachaw716/
Kreshaw713/
Kroshaw713/
Krashow711/
Croshow711/
Krassaw711/
Crossaw710/
Krashova674/
Srashova672/

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Crashaw Reference & Research

Croshaw-Crosher 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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Footnotes

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