Crichton Surname

44,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Crichton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crichton,' an old estate and castle in Edinburghshire.

'Crichton though now thy miry court But pens the lazy steer and sheep.'

Harm ion. 'Sir Alexander Crichton (1763-1856), physician, was born at Edinburgh': Dictionary of National Biography.

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Crichton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5391:142,75714,804
Scotland2,1601:2,479463
England1,8811:29,6223,984
Australia1,6831:16,0402,261
Canada1,2111:30,4263,974
New Zealand5751:7,8751,336
South Africa4881:111,02013,355
Samoa3251:596179
Jamaica2041:14,0681,380
Wales801:38,6823,791
Chile741:238,0607,251
Northern Ireland701:26,3582,890
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines661:1,707346
France631:1,054,329115,549
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Trinidad and Tobago231:59,3034,842
American Samoa191:2,935631
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Belize111:32,3162,112
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Norway81:642,78647,258
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Malta11:430,2723,380
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1171:37,8623,515
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,1461:1,744318
England4111:59,3076,959
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Crichton (135) may also be a first name.

Crichton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crichton,' an old estate and castle in Edinburghshire.

'Crichton though now thy miry court But pens the lazy steer and sheep.'

Harm ion. 'Sir Alexander Crichton (1763-1856), physician, was born at Edinburgh': Dictionary of National Biography.

'James Crichton, sumamed the Admirable, was born probably at Eliock, Dumfriesshire. He signed himself Creichton': ibid.

'William Crichton, or Creighton (fl. 1615), Jesuit, was a native of Scotland': ibid.

'Robert Creighton, or Crichton (1593-1672), bishop of Bath and Wells, was born at Dunkeld, Perthshire': ibid.

It is thus clear that although there is Creighton, a township in the parish of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, the various forms all represent one surname, and that is the Scotch Crichton.

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

Of territorial origin from the old barony of Crichton in Midlothian. The old spellings of the barony name are very various, but one, Kreiton, "seems to settle how the name was pronounced" (Sc. Peer., III, p. 52). Turstan de Crectune witnessed King David's great charter to Holyrood, c. 1128 (LSC., p. 6), and Henricus Crictannus witnessed a charter by Roger, bishop elect of St. Andrews, relating to the church of Hadintun, c. 1189—98 (RPSA., p. 153). Thomas de Kreytton or Creitton was a burgess of Berwick c. 1200 (Neubotle, 209), and William de Crichton witnessed a grant by Maldoueny, earl of Lennox, to Stephen de Blantyre, c. 1248 (Levenax, p. 36). Alisaundre de Creightone of Edinburghshire, and Thomas de Creghtone of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 206,213). William de Kreitton, rector of the church of Kreitton, gave his lands to the Abbey of New-battle in 1338 (Neubotle, 165—167), Robert of Crichtoun was one of the conservators of the truce between Scotland and England in 1451 (Bain, IV, 1239), and Alexander Crechtoune appears as a witness in Edinburgh in 1462 (Neubotle, 290). Peter de Crechtoun was rector of Kynoule in 1465 (RAA., II, 162), and Margaret Chrightone was examined for the Test in Tinwald in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 434). Chreichton 1647, Chreichtone 1506, Chrightoune 1643, Chrychtone 1563, Chrychtoune 1595, Crechttoun 1558, Crectoun 1539 Creghtoun 1361, Creichtane 1530, Creichtoun 1536, Creichtoune 1387, Creihton 1320, Creitoun 1537, Creychton 1337, Creychtone 1544, Creychtoun 1601, Creychtoune 1581, Creyghton 1492, Creyghtoun 1656, Crichtoune 1608, Crightoun 1656, Crychtoun 1576, Crychtown 1485, Cryttone 1617, Greythorn 1429 (Bain. IV, 1032), Kreittoun 1328.

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

(Scot.) belonging to Crichton (Edinb.), A.D. 1250 Krektun, 1367 Creigch- ton, the same name as Creighton, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient castle and estate in Edinburghshire, well known in history, and long the seat of the family.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The castle of plunder-creachton. The family are descended from William de Crichton, 1240.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

In the Gaelic, criochton signifies a boundary hill, end, limit, landmark; creachion, the hill or castle of plunder, or the ruined, pillaged place.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Edinbgh.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Crichton Demographics

Crichton Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 114 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Crichton Last Name Facts

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

Crichton is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crichton? popularity and diffusion

Crichton is the 44,070th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 618,217 people. Crichton occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Crichton live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 797,647th most prevalent first name globally, held by 135 people.

The surname Crichton is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,539 people, or 1 in 142,757. In The United States Crichton is most numerous in: New York, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 75 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 18 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Crichton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crichton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 977 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 458 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 51 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crichton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crichton last name are 5.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.19% registered with the party.

The amount Crichton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.34% more than the national average, earning 416,471 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 173.64% more than the national average, earning R 650,280 per year; in United States they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $49,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,614 CAD per year.

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Creichton941/
Crischton941/
Cricton931/
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Creihton881/
Criehton881/
Crishton880/
Crechton880/
Criton86221/
Crichtonová841/
Creithton828/
Creishton821/
Critton80458/
Criston8089/
Critone8057/
Crieton802/
Creiton801/
Crithon801/
Croiton801/
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Craiton800/
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Krishton7542/
Cristoin752/
Creiston751/
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Creithon751/
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Creyhton750/
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Cryton71211/
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Cristonne711/
Crayton677,870/
Cristão676,895/
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Cristan671,270/
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Cretone67255/
Crethon6730/
Kraiton6729/
Creyton6717/
Kreiton6711/
Kritong678/
Creeton676/
Krizton674/
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