Crawforth Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Crawforth Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crawford,' a parish in Lanarkshire, also several smaller places in North Britain. 'Sir Reginald de Craufurd, sheriff of Ayrshire in 1296, seems to have been the common ancestor of many branches of the family' (Lower's Patr.
Read More About This SurnameCrawforth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 225 | 1:247,636 | 20,113 |
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Crawforth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crawford,' a parish in Lanarkshire, also several smaller places in North Britain. 'Sir Reginald de Craufurd, sheriff of Ayrshire in 1296, seems to have been the common ancestor of many branches of the family' (Lower's Patr. Brit). The variants of this surname are extremely numerous, among which are Crowfoot, Crafford, Croffit; v. Crofford.
Nicholas de Crauford, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Crauford, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1685. Baptised — Anne, d. John Crawford: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1744. Buried — A. Crawford: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
A parish of Lanarkshire, and several other places in North Britain. Sir Reginald de Craufurd, sheriff of Ayrshire in 1296, seems to have been the common ancestor of many branches of the family. The name was anciently written Craufuird.
Local: from the barony of Crawford in Lanarkshire-cru, bloody, and ford, a pass. The family are descended from Reginald de Crawford, living in the beginning of the twelfth century, who was the youngest son of Alan fourth Earl of Richmond.
Local. First assumed by the proprietor of the lands and barony of Crawford, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The extreme ancestor of the ancient family of Crawford, in Scotland, was Reginald, youngest son of Alan, the fourth Earl of Richmond. He seems to have accompanied David the First to the north, and to have received extensive grants of land in Strath Cluyd, or Clydesdale, whence his immediate descendants adopted the name of Crawford, then forming one of the largest baronies in Scotland, and signifying in Gaelic "The pass of blood," from cru, bloody, and ford, a pass or way, as commemorative, probably, of some sanguinary conflict between the Aborigines and the Roman invaders. The name has been derived by others from crodh and port, pronounced cro—fort, signifying "a sheltering place for cattle."
Crawforth Demographics
Average Crawforth Salary in
United States
$44,851 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Crawforth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crawforth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Crawforth is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Crawforth? popularity and diffusion
Crawforth is the 727,600th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Crawforth reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 247,636. In England it is most frequent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 46 percent live, Lancashire, where 10 percent live and Staffordshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Crawforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Crawforth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Crawforth surname expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Crawforth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Crawforth are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the party.
The amount Crawforth earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $44,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.02% less than the national average, earning $42,718 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfort | 94 | 17 | / |
| Craforth | 94 | 1 | / |
| Krawforth | 89 | 1 | / |
| Crawfordt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Crawfordh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Crowforth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Crawfor | 88 | 65 | / |
| Crafort | 88 | 1 | / |
| Crawford | 82 | 302,730 | / |
| Crowfort | 82 | 11 | / |
| Crawfore | 82 | 6 | / |
| Crewfort | 82 | 2 | / |
| Croforth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Crafordt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Crawfert | 82 | 0 | / |
| Craffort | 82 | 0 | / |
| Crawforr | 82 | 0 | / |
| Craufort | 82 | 0 | / |
| Crafor | 80 | 0 | / |
| Crawfford | 78 | 7 | / |
| Craawford | 78 | 5 | / |
| Crrawford | 78 | 5 | / |
| Crawwford | 78 | 4 | / |
| Crawfordd | 78 | 3 | / |
| Ccrawford | 78 | 3 | / |
| Creawford | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chrawford | 78 | 1 | / |
| Craswford | 78 | 1 | / |
| Crauwford | 78 | 1 | / |
| Craford | 75 | 165 | / |
| Crofort | 75 | 65 | / |
| Krawfor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Crefort | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cratfor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Crafore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Crafart | 75 | 0 | / |
| Crowfor | 75 | 0 | / |
| Craufor | 75 | 0 | / |
| Crafert | 75 | 0 | / |
| D'Crawford | 74 | 4 | / |
| Crawffords | 74 | 0 | / |
| Crawffford | 74 | 0 | / |
| Crafford | 71 | 3,335 | / |
| Crayford | 71 | 657 | / |
| Crowford | 71 | 400 | / |
| Crafoord | 71 | 217 | / |
| Crawfurd | 71 | 206 | / |
| Craffert | 71 | 187 | / |
| Crauford | 71 | 95 | / |
| Krawford | 71 | 40 | / |
| Cradford | 71 | 6 | / |
| Croffort | 71 | 4 | / |
| Craeford | 71 | 3 | / |
| Crawfard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crayfart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Srawford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crasford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cravford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Craiford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schraffordt | 70 | 5 | / |
| Crawfordová | 70 | 1 | / |
| Scrafford | 67 | 244 | / |
| Crafar | 67 | 95 | / |
| Crayfourd | 67 | 58 | / |
| Crofor | 67 | 9 | / |
| Craffords | 67 | 3 | / |
| Craysford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crowforrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcrowford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Croeffort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crafffore | 67 | 0 | / |
| Craufford | 67 | 0 | / |
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