Cringle Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cringle Surname Definition:

A late development of Grimkel (for earlier ON. Grimketill). Grimketel held a carucate which later was given to the Abbey of Paisley after 1165 (RMP., p. 5).

Cringle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:331,65524,447
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Australia941:287,18825,495
Isle of Man491:1,751323
Canada431:856,87466,382
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man1321:41182
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland271:138,6386,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Cringle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A late development of Grimkel (for earlier ON. Grimketill). Grimketel held a carucate which later was given to the Abbey of Paisley after 1165 (RMP., p. 5).

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

Possibly from Kringle, which is found as a nickname in the Landnámabóc (kringla, 'a circle').It is very uncommon.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cringle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cringle is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cringle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 590,896th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Cringle reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Cringle is most common in England, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 331,655. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 36 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and Lancashire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Cringle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cringle has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 290 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cringle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cringle are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cringle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.55% more than the national average, earning R 626,292 per year; in United States they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $42,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 87.5% more than the national average, earning $93,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cringles9362/
Cringley931/
Cringler930/
Schringle880/
Kringle86454/
Crengle864/
Cringla860/
Kringler80200/
Kringlie8097/
Kringele8065/
Kringlee805/
Kringleh803/
Sringley801/
Krengle7138/
Kringli7117/
Kryngle711/
Shringla6794/
Krengele672/
Srengler671/
Shrimgle671/
Kruengle670/
Krengli5732/
Krőgler573/
Krgli508/

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