Crest Surname

287,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5961:608,15349,388
France4781:138,96021,353
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
India181:42,614,743461,117
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

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.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrest91680/
Creste91347/
Criest916/
Creest914/
Creast912/
Crests912/
Cresst911/
Screst910/
Crestz910/
Cret892,557/
Cres891,080/
Chreist8341/
Chreste8326/
Creaste8315/
Schrest833/
Chreest831/
Creaset831/
Cayrest831/
Creiste831/
Crist8015,229/
Cress808,501/
Srest802,691/
Crete802,423/
Crees801,621/
Cresp801,055/
Krest80768/
Crets80484/
Creis80182/
Creet8082/
Cretì8042/
Creas8032/
Cryst8030/
Cries8025/
Creat8023/
Creth8016/
Criet8016/
Cresh8013/
Crese8010/
Creys804/
Crett802/
Cresz801/
Creïs801/
Crehs801/
Kcret801/
Schreast771/
Cre75559/
Sresth73904,469/
Christ7347,144/
Criste734,158/
Creese732,326/
Crease731,082/
Creath73649/
Crette73592/
Chryst73552/
Creith73275/
Cresse73242/
Cresce73202/
Creydt73158/
Kriest73151/
Shrest73143/
Creeth7382/
Creyts7367/
Cretch7366/
Cresgy7354/
Kreste7323/
Criess7320/
Creash7318/
Creesh7316/
Cristt7316/
Create7310/
Kresht739/
Cristh737/
Khrest736/
Creeds734/
Creuss734/
Crhist734/
Crehte734/
Cretts733/
Sresht732/
Creite732/
Cryset732/
Crrist732/
Kresst732/
Krestt732/
Cresch732/
Kreist732/
Craist732/
Creids732/
Crettz731/
Crieth731/
Crisst731/
Crress731/
Creatz731/
Creete731/
Creshe731/
Dcrist731/
Scrist731/
Crrees731/
Sreste731/
Crespì731/
Crespp731/
Kreest731/
Creise730/
Creiss730/
Creidt730/
Creutt730/
Cressp730/
Creets730/
Zreist730/
Crists730/
Creush730/
Cruist730/
Creits730/
Cheherest713/
Crea676,675/
Kret675,615/
Cree675,174/
Christe672,085/
Shresth67926/
Croiset67779/
Kres67769/
Cris67632/
Creţ67385/
Crey67278/
Creh67231/
Creț67227/
Crep67166/
Shresht67159/
Creß67123/
Crie67115/
Crys6795/
Crez6795/
Crit6793/
Chriszt6769/
Crer6768/
Sresthe6730/
Sreshth6720/
Christh6719/
Cred6717/
Cryt6717/
Christt6713/
Creysse6713/
Christs6711/
Cretova676/
Quresht675/
Cristhe675/
Crex674/
Schrist674/
Crei674/
Sressth674/
Creesse674/
Crès674/
Shreast673/
Crês673/
Crre673/
Creashe672/
Chrisst672/
Creş672/
Creisch672/
Crze672/
Qres672/
Creetch671/
Krestch671/
Cretsch671/
Creatch671/
D'Cress671/
Sresths671/
Ckre671/
Crýs671/
Shreste671/
Tsresth671/
Gcre671/
Chrrist671/
Crée671/
Crehese671/
Chryste671/
Chrisdt671/
Crystte671/
Cqre671/
Crhe671/
Kcre671/
Cristte670/
Kearest670/
Creetsh670/
Crge670/

Crest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crest in the Arabic language
كرستkrst-
كريستkryst-

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