Crayford Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Crayford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crawford,' which see, one of many variants; v. Crawford and Crofford.

Crayford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3471:160,57115,039
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Canada631:584,85148,473
Australia531:509,35338,491
Wales401:77,3636,557
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Crayford (15) may also be a first name.

Crayford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crawford,' which see, one of many variants; v. Crawford and Crofford.

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

(English) belonging to Crayford, the Anglo-Saxon Crecganford = the Ford over the R. Cray.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. A town on the river Cray, in Kent, England. The ford over the Cray.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Crayford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crayford is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crayford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 500,792nd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Crayford are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name on earth, held by 15 people.

Crayford is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 160,571. In England Crayford is mostly found in: Kent, where 39 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Crayford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crayford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 758 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crayford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Crayford surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crayford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $44,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $50,606 CAD per year.

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