Craster Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Craster Surname Definition:

CRA'STER: The manor of Cra'ster, olim Crawcestre, near Alnwick, was held by the family temp. Henry I., and still belongs to Cra'ster of Cra'ster Tower. B.L.G.

Craster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:551,66433,983
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales21:784,20816,349

Craster (25) may also be a first name.

Craster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CRA'STER: The manor of Cra'ster, olim Crawcestre, near Alnwick, was held by the family temp. Henry I., and still belongs to Cra'ster of Cra'ster Tower. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Craster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Craster occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Craster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Craster is the 1,403,590th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. Craster is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Craster reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 25 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 551,664. In England it is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 34 percent live, Greater London, where 26 percent live and Durham, where 11 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent live and The Isle of Man, where 8 percent live.

Craster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Craster has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Craster surname increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Craster Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Craster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $46,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craister9341/
Chraster931/
Creaster930/
Crater922,600/
Craste92503/
Cratere86231/
Crastes86179/
Kraster86161/
Crauste8676/
Crastre8665/
Creater8643/
Croster8615/
Creaste8615/
Crather8614/
Craiter8613/
Crateur867/
Crastie866/
Crasted864/
Craterr861/
Cratter861/
Crastea861/
Crauter860/
Cratger860/
Crayter860/
Crate832,047/
Crouster80117/
Creather803/
Crotster802/
Crauther802/
Kraister801/
Krayster801/
Creyster801/
Croister801/
Crooster801/
Chroster800/
Shraster800/
Crasta773,370/
Crates77638/
Krater77606/
Crasti77169/
Craite7767/
Crateu7734/
Croste7726/
Kraste7720/
Croter7717/
Create7710/
Cratte778/
Crasty778/
Cratee774/
Cratge771/
Cratey771/
Cratie770/
Crousster7510/
Chrouster751/
Krauter713,421/
Kratter71366/
Crouter71330/
Crother71122/
Creates71118/
Kraiter7189/
Krayter7145/
Krajter7143/
Krastes7136/
Creasta7136/
Crastha7127/
Croiter7123/
Krastie7123/
Crouste7120/
Crotter7115/
Crattie7115/
Crostie716/
Krauste715/
Crachte713/
Crozter712/
Krastey712/
Krastez712/
Krather712/
Kroster712/
Cratère712/
Krasteu711/
Krazter711/
Kreater711/
Createa711/
Croxter711/
Crostet711/
Cratére711/
Created711/
Kraater711/
Crzoste711/
Creiste711/
Craithe710/
Crathie710/
Krashte710/
Crattey710/
Kratier710/
Crostey710/
Crotier710/
Croteer710/
Craytey710/
Crooter710/
Craites710/
Krautter67995/
Crouther67281/
Krate67141/
Crottier6794/
Crote6760/
Croutear6756/
Crati6756/
Croutier6751/
Craty6725/
Crastich6716/
Kreauter6712/
Creither6711/
Kraytter675/
Crata673/
Krattger671/
Krauteer671/
Kreister671/
Crosstey671/
Crostedt671/
Shrastre671/
Krooster671/
Qrate671/
Krachter671/
Kratteer670/
Kreather670/
Creuther670/

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