Cribbs Surname

75,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Cribbs Surname Definition:

A surname of local origin current in Edinburgh. Probably from the place Cribbis near Lauder mentioned in 1637 (Lauder). Robert de Cribbes of Linlithgowshire and Robert de Cribbes of Lanarkshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 205,213).

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Cribbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2401:58,0866,881
England631:884,41445,970
Israel591:145,04515,356
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Wales71:442,07621,198
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:84,9728,854

Cribbs (12) may also be a first name.

Cribbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname of local origin current in Edinburgh. Probably from the place Cribbis near Lauder mentioned in 1637 (Lauder). Robert de Cribbes of Linlithgowshire and Robert de Cribbes of Lanarkshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 205,213).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Cribbs Last Name Facts

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

Cribbs has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cribbs? popularity and diffusion

Cribbs is the 75,732nd most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,124,968 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Cribbs live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cribbs is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 6,240 people, or 1 in 58,086. In The United States Cribbs is most frequent in: Georgia, where 16 percent reside, Florida, where 16 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Cribbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cribbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cribbs last name increased 1,056 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cribbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cribbs surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cribbs surname are 20.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cribbs earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $39,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.07% more than the national average, earning $63,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crisbbs922/
Cribb917,150/
Kribbs83360/
Crebbs8390/
Crybbs831/
Shribbs7732/
Crebb734/
Kribb732/
Krebbs67628/
Crivvs671/
Krebb5510/
Krebvs500/

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