Craxton Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Craxton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craxton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:752,94741,527
United States561:6,472,481306,764
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malta11:430,2723,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Craxton Last Name Facts

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

Craxton is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Craxton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Craxton is the 1,263,456th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Craxton occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Craxton live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Craxton is most widely held in England, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 32 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 18 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Craxton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Craxton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Craxton last name expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Craxton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Craxton surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Craxton earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 25.59% less than the national average, earning R 176,820 per year and in United States they earn 26.59% less than the national average, earning $31,674 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Craxton
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