Crest Surname
Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname
Crest Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the crest,' the summit of the hill. Rogerus del Crest, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes del Crest, 1379: ibid.
Crest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 596 | 1:608,153 | 49,388 |
| France | 478 | 1:138,960 | 21,353 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
Crest (307) may also be a first name.
Crest Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the crest,' the summit of the hill. Rogerus del Crest, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes del Crest, 1379: ibid.
Crest Demographics
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Crest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Crest (Arabic: كرست) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Crest? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 287,196th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,450,670 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Crest reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 502,288th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 307 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 608,153. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 29 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in France, where 36 percent reside and Egypt, where 9 percent reside.
Crest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Crest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Crest surname expanded 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Crest last name are 3.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.98% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Crest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $44,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning $47,486 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Crest Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Crest in the Arabic language | ||
| كرست | krst | - |
| كريست | kryst | - |
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Footnotes
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