Crepaud Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Crepaud Surname User-submission:

  1. the first one is from the Old French, cresp, crespe, coming from the Latin word, crispus, meaning "curly hair"
  2. the second one is that the surname is an hypocorism of Crispin and Crispinian, patron saints of cobblers, curriers, tanners and leather workers
  3. Finally, it may come from place names such as Crépey in the French region of Meurthe

The region of origin is the area of Vendée, where it is written "Crépeau".

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Crepaud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1061:626,62982,018
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Crépaud (1) are calculated separately.

Crepaud Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has various possible origin :

  1. the first one is from the Old French, cresp, crespe, coming from the Latin word, crispus, meaning "curly hair"
  2. the second one is that the surname is an hypocorism of Crispin and Crispinian, patron saints of cobblers, curriers, tanners and leather workers
  3. Finally, it may come from place names such as Crépey in the French region of Meurthe

The region of origin is the area of Vendée, where it is written "Crépeau".The name was also derived, in France, for some places in rural areas (La Crépelière) and can be adjectivised, in French, in the word "crépalien".

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Crepaud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crepaud is most common in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Crépaud. Click here for further possible spellings of Crepaud.

How Common Is The Last Name Crepaud? popularity and diffusion

Crepaud is the 1,736,881st most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Crepaud live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 626,629. In France Crepaud is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 54 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 14 percent live and Occitanie, where 9 percent live. Excluding France this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crépaud951/
Crepeaud931/
Crepau925/
Crepaux8643/
Creapau862/
Cerpaud861/
Crepaut860/
Crepa83213/
Crepu8385/
Crespeau80442/
Crepault80133/
Crepeaux80125/
Creapeau8043/
Creapaux806/
Crephead804/
Crepeaut801/
Creppeau800/
Crepaz77985/
Crepas77140/
Crespa7733/
Crepea7733/
Crepat7727/
Creput7711/
Crespu774/
Creepa771/
Creapu770/
Crepeault75399/
Crespeaux7510/
Crépeau71117/
Creppas7155/
Sreepad7124/
Crepoux719/
Crespat712/
Crespaz711/
Crèpeau711/
Crepeua711/
Crespas711/
Craipau711/
Crépaux711/
Creaspa710/
Craipeau67512/
Cripa67384/
Krepa67175/
Crepo6791/
Crépault6718/
Crepatte6713/
Shreepad6711/
Krepu676/
Sreepaad674/
Crépu672/
Crepoult671/
Crépeaux671/
Crèpault671/

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