Crespin Surname

24,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Crespin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Crispian,' more generally Crispin; v. Crisp (a) and Cripps (a); compare Crespin, a common Devonshire variant.

Milo fil. Crispin, Oxfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Crespin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,6621:14,2481,477
El Salvador4,5911:1,382265
Ecuador3,4231:4,647787
United States2,7531:131,66013,862
Argentina2,4901:17,1661,490
Peru1,9221:16,5372,061
Spain4461:104,8258,444
Brazil3931:544,71820,417
Israel3501:24,4503,603
Belgium2951:38,9726,382
Nicaragua1621:37,1671,250
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1041:535,75133,356
Guatemala1021:157,6733,468
Guinea581:204,031996
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Honduras331:267,1652,560
Senegal311:470,3012,103
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia291:930,88655,860
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Jersey91:5,7651,004
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

The alternate forms: Crespín (42) & Crespìn (4) are calculated separately.

Crespin (3,718) may also be a first name.

Crespin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Crispian,' more generally Crispin; v. Crisp (a) and Cripps (a); compare Crespin, a common Devonshire variant.

Milo fil. Crispin, Oxfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William Crispin, Wiltshire, ibid.

Peter Crispin, Norfolk, 34 Henry III.

Richer Crispyng, of Norwich, 1392: ibid.

John Crispyng, of Norwich, 1423: ibid.

William fil. Crispian, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Crispien, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Crispianus de Colrigge, Devon, ibid.

Crispian de Columbers, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Richard Crispine, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Crisping, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1632-3. Ephraim Crispin and Martha Bond, widow: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1721. Married — John Bedwell and Jane Crispen: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Crispin,' which see. This variant is found very early in Devon, where Crispin is still a familiar surname.

Richard Crespin, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Crespin, Devon, ibid.

Nicholas Crespyn, Devon, ibid.

Margery Cressebyn, Dorset, ibid.

M. Crespin is witness to a marriage, July 8, 1794: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A popular personal name in the Middle Ages, from Crispinus, the patron saint of shoemakers, a legendary Roman saint who is said to have suffered martyrdom at Soissons in 287 A.D. Roger Crispin had a charter of the lands of Cnoculeran from Robert Bruce, c. 1218 (Annandale, I, p. 5), and Richard Crispin witnessed a charter by Robert de Brus, lord of Annandale, c. 1215—45 (Bain, I, 1680). Crispinus, a cleric of Paisley, was a charter witness in 1246 (RMP., p. 89), and Richard Crispin witnessed a charter by Alexander, son of Walter the Steward in 1252 (ibid., p. 91). Elizabeth Cryspyne resigned the lands of Brandriggs in Annandale in 1410 (Laing, 90). As forename we have Crispinie Swyne in Dunfermline, 1581, and Crispine or Crispinion Swyne in Dysart, 1641 (PBK., p. 209; Dunfermline).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Cpispin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grimaldus I., prince of Monaco, married Crispina, daughter of Rollo, duke of Normandy, and had, besides other children, Crispinus, baron of Bec, who flourished about the year 1000. The next in succession assumed the paternal name by way of surname, and was called Gilbert Crispin, baron of Bec. He had three sons William, Gilbert, and Milo. William and Gilbert fought at the battle of Hastings, and Milo, whether present or not on that memorable field, received a large share in the spoil, namely the honour of Wallingford and eighty-eight lordships. See Gent. Mag., Jan. 1832.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the family of Beccrespin, Normandy. See Jocelyn.

The Norman People (1874)

Crespin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crespin is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Crespín or Crespìn. Click here for other possible spellings of Crespin.

How Common Is The Last Name Crespin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,295th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 327,339 people. Crespin is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Crespin reside; 37 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 115,525th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 3,718 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 4,662 people, or 1 in 14,248. In France Crespin is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 16 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent reside. Not including France Crespin occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in El Salvador, where 21 percent reside and Ecuador, where 15 percent reside.

Crespin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crespin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crespin last name grew 1,629 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 306 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crespin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Crespin surname are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crespin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 18.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,865 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.01% less than the national average, earning $13,846,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $40,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.48% less than the national average, earning $39,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crespín9542/
Crespìn954/
Crespien93135/
Crespina9362/
Cresppin938/
Chrespin938/
Crespinn931/
Cresping931/
Crepin9212,026/
Crespn929/
Criespien881/
Cresspina881/
Crispin8636,311/
Crespim861,021/
Krespin8628/
Cryspin8627/
Creppin8621/
Crespen864/
Credpin861/
Crepina861/
Crepion861/
Chrispin806,149/
Crispina80125/
Crispien80113/
Krespien8038/
Chrespim8022/
Crispijn8013/
Creeping804/
Crhispin802/
Crisping802/
Chryspin802/
Creispim801/
Cresppen801/
Crrispin801/
Crispinn800/
Crépin77343/
Krepin7751/
Crispn7715/
Cripin7713/
Crepim774/
Crèpin773/
Crypin771/
Chrispijn75268/
Chrispina7519/
D'Crispin751/
Crispim7139,154/
Krispin711,555/
Crispen71601/
Kryspin71533/
Crippin71486/
Crispyn71155/
Crispín7159/
Krepina7148/
Kreipin7113/
Kreppin715/
Cryspim714/
Crizpin713/
Criepen713/
Kreespn712/
Cripion712/
Creepim711/
Creppen711/
Krespen711/
Kreping711/
Crispìn711/
Cribpin711/
Crisphn711/
Crispinová711/
Criping710/
Chrispim672,073/
Chrispen67255/
Krispijn67176/
Kryszpin67148/
Krispien67114/
Chrispyn6745/
Krispina6734/
Kriszpin678/
Crhispim675/
Chryspim675/
Khrispin673/
Krishpin671/
Craispen671/
Crippinn670/
Crispenn670/
Cripping670/

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