Crespo Surname

2,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Cuba

Crespo Surname Definition:

One with wavy or curly hair.

From the latin "crispus" - curly, wavy hair. Town in Entre Riós province of Argentina.

Popular surname of unlimited geographic distribution, originat­ing as a Roman cognomen. Found as name of village near Orense, and one near Ávila.

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Crespo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain52,2071:89688
Venezuela25,3491:1,192218
United States17,8201:20,3402,569
Cuba17,0581:676110
Mexico16,4101:7,564861
Argentina11,9571:3,575436
Ecuador10,9821:1,448254
Bolivia9,0631:1,171237
Colombia8,0791:5,913821
Brazil6,7901:31,5281,334
Puerto Rico4,5491:780121
Portugal4,3221:2,411336
Peru3,6691:8,6631,269
France2,8031:23,6972,778
Dominican Republic2,4421:4,272470
Philippines2,4251:41,7486,590
Chile1,6351:10,775917
Panama1,0231:3,824460
El Salvador6991:9,076656
Uruguay4931:6,961769
Italy3981:153,66023,913
Guatemala3251:49,4852,247
Honduras2881:30,613999
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Canada2031:181,50518,050
England1981:281,40421,905
Nicaragua1731:34,8041,224
Paraguay1531:47,2991,392
Switzerland1381:59,5147,447
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Costa Rica1151:41,5661,039
Andorra1121:749120
Germany841:958,39866,883
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Egypt241:3,830,65648,068
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
São Tomé and Príncipe191:9,338607
Malta181:23,9041,289
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Namibia141:172,1009,625
Austria121:709,62061,025
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Angola81:3,373,6526,946
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway71:734,61250,907
China61:227,886,92811,701
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Wales61:515,75523,171
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mozambique31:9,087,1907,315
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Belize21:177,7373,502
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Crêspo (9), Crespò (3) & Créspo (1) are calculated separately.

Crespo (485) may also be a first name.

Crespo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One with wavy or curly hair.

From the latin "crispus" - curly, wavy hair. Town in Entre Riós province of Argentina.

Popular surname of unlimited geographic distribution, originat­ing as a Roman cognomen. Found as name of village near Orense, and one near Ávila. Derived from latin "crespus" - angry, vexed, obscure.

Comes from the latin "crispus" meaning curled or wavy. Probably the inhabitants of "Crespo" had curly hair.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos. Extended throughout the Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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".

- treehill

Crespo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crespo is found most in Spain. It can appear as a variant: Crêspo, Crespò or Créspo. For other potential spellings of Crespo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crespo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,753rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 35,903 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Crespo live; 38 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Iberian Europe. Crespo is also the 385,996th most common first name at a global level, held by 485 people.

The surname Crespo is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 52,207 people, or 1 in 896. In Spain Crespo is most common in: Madrid, where 17 percent are found, Andalusia, where 15 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain this last name occurs in 114 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Crespo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crespo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Crespo last name rose 77,478 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 19,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crespo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Crespo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Crespo last name are 41.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crespo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.75% less than the national average, earning €22,297 per year; in Peru they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,267 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.92% less than the national average, earning R 119,004 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.52% less than the national average, earning $18,724,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $39,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $55,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crêspo949/
Crespò943/
Créspo941/
Crespos92122/
Cresspo926/
Cresppo926/
Crespoo925/
Crrespo925/
Chrespo923/
Crespoi921/
Crepo9191/
Crispo835,062/
Crespa8333/
Creapo8329/
Krespo8324/
Crepot8319/
Crezpo8311/
Crepos835/
Creppo832/
Creepo831/
Creypo831/
Cretpo831/
Srespo831/
Críspo831/
Chrispo77110/
Crepoux779/
Crespat772/
Cretpop771/
Crispou771/
Crespas771/
Crespaz771/
Kriespo771/
Creaspa770/
Crepa73213/
Cripo7322/
Crépo731/
Krepo731/
Crespeau71442/
Crispoux7121/
Chrispop714/
Chrispos713/
Crepoult711/
Chrispho711/
Crepaz67985/
Crepas67140/
Crispa6783/
Krepop6746/
Craypo6744/
Crepat6727/
Kreppo6722/
Crespeaux6710/
Krispo677/
Crepau675/
Craipo673/
Crippo673/
Chrispoph672/
Krespa671/
Creepa671/

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