Cravat Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Cravat Surname Definition:

CRAVAT: "Mr. and Mrs. Cravat arrived at Boston in Sep­tember, 1857" (Bowditch). Doubtless corrupted from the surname Gravatt, Gravett; probably from the obs. grava, a grove or small wood; grave, a wood, thicket, den, cave; from Anglo-Saxon græf.

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Cravat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France181:3,690,151224,666
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Cravat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CRAVAT: "Mr. and Mrs. Cravat arrived at Boston in Sep­tember, 1857" (Bowditch). Doubtless corrupted from the surname Gravatt, Gravett; probably from the obs. grava, a grove or small wood; grave, a wood, thicket, den, cave; from Anglo-Saxon græf.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cravat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cravat occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cravat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Cravat reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,690,151. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 61 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 39 percent reside. Without taking into account France Cravat is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 8 percent reside.

Cravat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cravat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cravat surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Cravott777/
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Crabath770/
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Crawa731/
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Krovat6753/
Krabat6752/
Gkrava6746/
Crobat6713/
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Srawat678/
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Crovas673/
Crabaj672/
Craway672/
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Krayva671/
Kraiva671/
Srabat671/
Sravad671/
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