Crawcour Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Crawcour Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Crevecoeur.' This ancient baronial surname still survives in the London Directory. The modern form closely resembles some of the mediaeval variants.

Alexander de Creveqaer, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Crawcour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England231:2,422,52489,093
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Crawcour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Crevecoeur.' This ancient baronial surname still survives in the London Directory. The modern form closely resembles some of the mediaeval variants.

Alexander de Creveqaer, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hamo de Creveqaer, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Robert de Crewquer, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Cecilia le (sic) Creuker, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Lewin Crawcour & Co., upholsterers: London Directory.

Morris Crawcour, inkstand and rider maker: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Crèvecœur (France) [Is the second element in the place-name for cour, a court? But cp. French crève-cœur, heart-breaker] This name was Latinized de Crepito Corde.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name, which is found in the London Directory, is apparently a corruption of the baronial Crevecceur.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A form of Cracure or Cravicure, which is armorially identified with Crevequer or Crevecœur (Robson). Crevecceur was a strong castle in the valley of the Auge, which still remains (MSAN, xxiv. 90, &c.). Its lord, according to Wace, was at Hastings. Hugh de C. occurs in Normandy t. Henry I., and held five fees from the Bishop of Bayeux (Ib. viii. 426,427). Robert de C., probably his brother, founded Leeds Priory, Kent. A branch was seated in Lincoln.

The Norman People (1874)

Crawcour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crawcour is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Crawcour click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crawcour? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Crawcour are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Crawcour is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 69 percent live, Western Cape, where 28 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Crawcour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crawcour has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Crawcour last name expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crawcour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Crawcour earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 108.32% more than the national average, earning R 495,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crawcor931/
Krawczur751/
Krawcar678/
Krawczar632/
Kravcar53187/
Krafsur5349/
Krowsor530/
Kravtsor501/
Chravkar501/
Kravtzor501/
Krobkeur501/

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