Cravens Surname

61,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cravens Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Craven (garlic), in Yorkshire.

Cravens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1311:44,5775,465
Scotland271:198,29010,618
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4521:34,5864,125

Cravens (26) may also be a first name.

Cravens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Craven (garlic), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cravens Last Name Facts

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

Cravens is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cravens.

How Common Is The Last Name Cravens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,294th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 888,292 people. The surname Cravens is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cravens are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cravens is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,131 people, or 1 in 44,577. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Cravens is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Cravens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cravens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cravens last name rose 560 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cravens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cravens last name are 17.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.23% registered to vote for the political party.

Cravens earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $42,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craveins931/
Craveans930/
Cravins86145/
Kravens868/
Cravems861/
Crovens860/
Cravijns800/
Schrovens7519/
Crovins710/
Kravins710/
Shravins671/

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Cravens Reference & Research

Craven DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Craven 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cravens
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