Cribb Surname

69,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Cribb Surname Definition:

(English) metonymic for a Cow-man or Cow­herd [Dialectal English crib, a cattle-fold; Old English cribb, a crib, stall]

Cribb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4461:81,5259,271
Australia8401:32,1384,265
England8401:66,3317,704
New Zealand5031:9,0031,552
Canada2541:145,06114,859
Wales1091:28,3902,914
Argentina651:657,59145,740
France231:2,887,944200,772
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norfolk Island51:459108
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4371:55,7796,624
Wales201:78,4213,652
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:122,18711,874

Cribb (11) may also be a first name.

Cribb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) metonymic for a Cow-man or Cow­herd [Dialectal English crib, a cattle-fold; Old English cribb, a crib, stall]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cribb Last Name Facts

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

Cribb is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cribb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,339th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,019,237 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Cribb are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename globally, held by 11 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,446 people, or 1 in 81,525. In The United States Cribb is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 30 percent reside, North Carolina, where 20 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Cribb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cribb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cribb surname expanded 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 545 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cribb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cribb surname are 12.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cribb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $40,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cribbs916,478/
Scribb910/
Crisbbs832/
Crebb804/
Kribb802/
Crebbs7390/
Crybbs731/
Shribbs6732/
Schrebb6713/
Krebb6010/
Crivvs551/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cribb
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis