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
Average Male Crest Height
176.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Crest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Crest (Arabic: كرست) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Crest? popularity and diffusion
Crest is the 287,196th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,450,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Crest live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Crest is also the 502,288th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 307 people.
Crest is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 596 people, or 1 in 608,153. In The United States Crest is primarily found in: Maryland, where 29 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found and Washington, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in France, where 36 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.
Crest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Crest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crest last name grew 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Crest surname are 3.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.98% registered with 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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