Crimp Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Crimp Surname Definition:

A variant of Crump, q.v. [cp. Middle High German krimpf, crooked]

Crimp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:214,30018,301
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Australia1111:243,20522,593
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Canada371:995,82774,831
Wales361:85,9597,098
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3151:77,3828,408
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Crimp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Crump, q.v. [cp. Middle High German krimpf, crooked]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A dealer in coals. Norfolk. Halliw.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

According to Halliwell, crimp in Norfolk is used for a "dealer in coals." But see Crumb.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Crimp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crimp has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crimp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 493,936th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Crimp live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Crimp is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 214,300. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 29 percent reside, Greater London, where 22 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 6 percent reside. Not including England it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Crimp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crimp has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Crimp last name contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 747 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crimp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crimp last name are 29.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crimp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.34% less than the national average, earning 216,837 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 95.17% more than the national average, earning R 463,788 per year; in United States they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $42,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning $41,661 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crimps914/
Crimpe910/
Chrimp910/
Crmp890/
Schrimp83118/
Krimp80184/
Cremp805/
Chrmp801/
Srimp801/
Crymp800/
Crimb800/
Schrimpf773,411/
Schrimpe7773/
Schrimps7712/
Schrimpp771/
Schrimph771/
Schriemp770/
Šrimpf7399/
Krimpe7362/
Crempe7344/
Crempt7326/
Shrimp7324/
Crumpp739/
Krimps732/
Srimpf732/
Scremp731/
Kriemp731/
Cruemp730/
Crummp730/
Crumph730/
Crimbs730/
Crinnp730/
Schriempf714/
Schrimpfs711/
Schreimpf711/
Schrimpft711/
Schremp67766/
Kraimps6723/
Schrimb6712/
Crmv672/
Shrimpf672/
Shrimpe672/
Crmb671/
Srmp671/
Shrimps671/
Cshremp671/
Crpd671/
Shrimph670/
Schrinp670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crimp
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