Cripps Surname

41,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cripps Surname Definition:

i) Nick. 'the crisp,' i.e. the curly; v. Crisp; compare the provincial waps for wasp.

'As writeth John in the Apocalips, Her heer that oundie was and crips.' Chancer, House of Fame.

Henry le Cripse, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Cripps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,1851:10,7461,591
United States3,6671:98,84310,987
Canada1,4891:24,7453,347
Australia1,4331:18,8392,614
New Zealand2091:21,6673,800
Wales1901:16,2871,760
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Ireland851:55,3993,846
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Israel511:167,79717,113
Jamaica411:69,9993,452
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Sweden131:757,44356,422
France131:5,109,440259,941
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8701:8,4931,289
Wales371:42,3902,234
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:115,18011,357

Cripps (20) may also be a first name.

Cripps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

i) Nick. 'the crisp,' i.e. the curly; v. Crisp; compare the provincial waps for wasp.

'As writeth John in the Apocalips, Her heer that oundie was and crips.' Chancer, House of Fame.

Henry le Cripse, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam le Cripse, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Adam le Creps, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Bapt. 'the son of Crispin,' from the nick. Crisp or Crips.

Reginald Crips, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Crips, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Morice Crips, Oxfordshire, ibid.

For an incidental proof that Crisp and Crips were nicks, of the same name, v. Scripps.

1744. Married — Joseph Lakin and Mary Cripps: St. George, Hanover Square.

1759. — John Crips and Frances Faulkner: ibid.

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

Metathetic forms of Crisp, q.v.

Hir heer that oundy was and crips.

(Her hair that wavy was and crisp).—Chaucer, Hous of Fame, 1386.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Crisp. Such transposition of consonants is not uncommon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Armorially identified with Crisp (Robson).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Krips; a personal name.

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

Cripps Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cripps is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cripps? popularity and diffusion

Cripps is the 41,066th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 572,156 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Cripps reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. Cripps is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 5,185 people, or 1 in 10,746. In England Cripps is primarily found in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Hampshire, where 9 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England Cripps occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Cripps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cripps has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cripps surname expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 841 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 514 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 139 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 3,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cripps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cripps surname are 7.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cripps earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.19% more than the national average, earning R 335,532 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $43,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $49,599 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scripps921,040/
Crispps920/
Chripps920/
Crips91184/
Cripp9152/
Schripps861/
Crepps83338/
Kripps83210/
Scrips8314/
Crisps8310/
Crippe839/
Cripss836/
Kcrips831/
Craips831/
Sripps831/
Criopp831/
Crispp830/
Crip8011/
Krippse775/
Crisppe773/
Kreipps770/
Crisp7329,900/
Cripe734,652/
Creps73921/
Krips73826/
Kripp73526/
Cribs7336/
Crepp7330/
Criep734/
Creip734/
Crisb732/
Cript731/
Cruip731/
Cryps731/
Schrepps710/
Krepps671,548/
Crispe671,202/
Krieps67197/
Creppe67176/
Kreipp6788/
Krippe6738/
Creeps6716/
Crepse674/
Cresps673/
Criebs672/
Chryps671/
Crespp671/
Kraips671/
Crissp671/
Kriepp670/
Craipt670/
Kreips670/

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