Crewe Surname
Approximately 4,703 people bear this surname
Crewe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crew,' a township in the parish of Farndon, Cheshire, now a large and thriving town since it became the centre of so much railway activity.
Robert Crewe, of Wallasey, 1608: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameCrewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,989 | 1:28,013 | 3,791 |
| Canada | 769 | 1:47,914 | 5,819 |
| United States | 767 | 1:472,567 | 40,164 |
| Australia | 246 | 1:109,739 | 12,234 |
| Wales | 246 | 1:12,579 | 1,396 |
| South Africa | 240 | 1:225,740 | 23,495 |
| Jamaica | 114 | 1:25,175 | 2,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 1:83,858 | 11,975 |
| Northern Ireland | 44 | 1:41,933 | 3,816 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 652 | 1:37,386 | 4,832 |
| Wales | 104 | 1:15,081 | 894 |
| Guernsey | 17 | 1:1,921 | 330 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Crewe (14) may also be a first name.
Crewe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crew,' a township in the parish of Farndon, Cheshire, now a large and thriving town since it became the centre of so much railway activity.
Robert Crewe, of Wallasey, 1608: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Crewe, of Holt, 1613: ibid.
Elizabeth Crew, of Houghton, 1600: ibid. (1681-1700).
Urian Crewe, of Tushingham, yeoman, 1697: ibid.
1611. Baptised — Roger, s. Helen Crewe: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1654. — Ann, d. Isaac Crewe: ibid.
(Anglo-Celt.) belonging to Crewe (Chesh.) or Dweller at a Cattle-Pen or Cattle-Fold [Dialectal English: cp. O.Wel. creu, crau, a pen, sty, hut = Gaelic and Irish cró, a fold, pen, &c.] (Celtic) 1 Dweller at a Tree [Gaelic and Irish craebh, craobh] 2 a shortened form of Carew, q.v. (Anglo-French-Latin) Rough, Coarse, Harsh [French cru(e, Latin crud-us] We find the French dimin. surname Cru-et.
The ancestors of Lord C. were lords of Crewe, co. Chester, 13 Edward I.
A branch of De la Mare or Montalt, whose arms it bore, with a slight difference (Ormerod, Cheshire, iii. 165). Crewe was in the barony of Malbanc, and was possessed c. 1150 by Henry de Criwa, who attested a charter of Hugh Malbanc. Sire Thomas de Crue was living after 1241. Hence the Lords Crewe of Stene, maternally represented by the Lords Crewe.
A location name in Cheshire.
Crewe Demographics
Crewe Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Crewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Crewe is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Crewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 100,434th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,549,553 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Crewe live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. Crewe is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,989 people, or 1 in 28,013. In England Crewe is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 9 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent live. Not including England Crewe is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Crewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Crewe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crewe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Crewe surname are 4.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Crewe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.46% more than the national average, earning R 352,800 per year; in United States they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $45,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $50,002 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crewey | 91 | 135 | / |
| Crewer | 91 | 4 | / |
| Crewge | 91 | 1 | / |
| Crewea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Crew | 89 | 11,670 | / |
| Crewett | 83 | 20 | / |
| Cresswe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Crewess | 83 | 0 | / |
| Creve | 80 | 586 | / |
| Krewe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Crebe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Crewa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zrewe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Creew | 80 | 2 | / |
| Crewj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kcrew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crewy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Creaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Creweová | 77 | 3 | / |
| Creevy | 73 | 1,099 | / |
| Crevet | 73 | 266 | / |
| Crever | 73 | 134 | / |
| Crevei | 73 | 31 | / |
| Crevey | 73 | 15 | / |
| Chirwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Creves | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chreve | 73 | 5 | / |
| Krewei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kriewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Crewis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Creveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Creeve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Creave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krewee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Crevee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Creeby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Creive | 73 | 1 | / |
| Crewys | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crehew | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crebey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crewit | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crehue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Krewes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cresswett | 71 | 1 | / |
| Creevey | 67 | 756 | / |
| Crehuet | 67 | 299 | / |
| Krewett | 67 | 50 | / |
| Krew | 67 | 37 | / |
| Chreive | 67 | 23 | / |
| Creavey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Creevay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Creaves | 67 | 15 | / |
| Creaver | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chreïve | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chirhwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Creever | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kreweit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qrew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Crehvet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qureswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cairwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chreibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirvee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crewitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crevets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Creviea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crevett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creives | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kreawer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Creiver | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crievie | 67 | 0 | / |
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