Cridlan Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Cridlan Surname Definition:

(English) Dwellerat (prob.) Crida’s or Creóda’s Land [v. Creed] The first element may, however, be the Yorkshire Dialectal word creed, ‘ hard.’

Cridlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England71:7,959,723202,100
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Cridlan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dwellerat (prob.) Crida’s or Creóda’s Land [v. Creed] The first element may, however, be the Yorkshire Dialectal word creed, ‘ hard.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cridlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cridlan is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cridlan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cridlan is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Cridlan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Cridlan live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 69 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and Limpopo, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Cridlan exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 21 percent are found.

Cridlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cridlan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cridlan surname decreased 38 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cridlan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cridlan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.01% more than the national average, earning R 539,472 per year and in United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

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