Cripps Surname
Approximately 12,737 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCripps Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,185 | 1:10,746 | 1,591 |
| United States | 3,667 | 1:98,843 | 10,987 |
| Canada | 1,489 | 1:24,745 | 3,347 |
| Australia | 1,433 | 1:18,839 | 2,614 |
| New Zealand | 209 | 1:21,667 | 3,800 |
| Wales | 190 | 1:16,287 | 1,760 |
| South Africa | 126 | 1:429,982 | 36,940 |
| Ireland | 85 | 1:55,399 | 3,846 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:77,592 | 5,787 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| Jamaica | 41 | 1:69,999 | 3,452 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 61 | 1:72,621 | 5,284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,870 | 1:8,493 | 1,289 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 436 | 1:115,180 | 11,357 |
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.
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.
The same as Crisp. Such transposition of consonants is not uncommon.
Armorially identified with Crisp (Robson).
From the German, Krips; a personal name.
Cripps Demographics
Cripps Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps | 92 | 1,040 | / |
| Crispps | 92 | 0 | / |
| Chripps | 92 | 0 | / |
| Crips | 91 | 184 | / |
| Cripp | 91 | 52 | / |
| Schripps | 86 | 1 | / |
| Crepps | 83 | 338 | / |
| Kripps | 83 | 210 | / |
| Scrips | 83 | 14 | / |
| Crisps | 83 | 10 | / |
| Crippe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Cripss | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kcrips | 83 | 1 | / |
| Craips | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sripps | 83 | 1 | / |
| Criopp | 83 | 1 | / |
| Crispp | 83 | 0 | / |
| Crip | 80 | 11 | / |
| Krippse | 77 | 5 | / |
| Crisppe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kreipps | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crisp | 73 | 29,900 | / |
| Cripe | 73 | 4,652 | / |
| Creps | 73 | 921 | / |
| Krips | 73 | 826 | / |
| Kripp | 73 | 526 | / |
| Cribs | 73 | 36 | / |
| Crepp | 73 | 30 | / |
| Criep | 73 | 4 | / |
| Creip | 73 | 4 | / |
| Crisb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cript | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cruip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cryps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schrepps | 71 | 0 | / |
| Krepps | 67 | 1,548 | / |
| Crispe | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Krieps | 67 | 197 | / |
| Creppe | 67 | 176 | / |
| Kreipp | 67 | 88 | / |
| Krippe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Creeps | 67 | 16 | / |
| Crepse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cresps | 67 | 3 | / |
| Criebs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chryps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crespp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kraips | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crissp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kriepp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Craipt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kreips | 67 | 0 | / |
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