Crips Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Crips 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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Crips Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
England161:3,482,379114,324
India91:85,229,487684,495
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

Crips (20) may also be a first name.

Crips 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

Crips Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crips is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crips? popularity and diffusion

Crips is the 1,252,959th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Crips is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Crips live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Crips is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States Crips is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 52 percent are found, Michigan, where 25 percent are found and Wyoming, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Crips Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crips has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crips surname decreased 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crips Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Crips are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

Crips earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $38,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cripps9112,737/
Scrips9114/
Crisps9110/
Cripss916/
Craips911/
Kcrips911/
Crip8911/
Scripps831,040/
Crispps830/
Chripps830/
Crisp8029,900/
Cripe804,652/
Creps80921/
Krips80826/
Cripp8052/
Cribs8036/
Creip804/
Criep804/
Crisb802/
Cryps801/
Cruip801/
Cript801/
Schripps771/
Crispe731,202/
Crepps73338/
Kripps73210/
Krieps73197/
Creeps7316/
Crippe739/
Crepse734/
Cresps733/
Criebs732/
Kraips731/
Sripps731/
Crissp731/
Criopp731/
Chryps731/
Craipt730/
Kreips730/
Crispp730/
Krip67600/
Crib67241/
Crep67166/
Criv67131/
Kripsch6713/
Krippse675/
Schreps674/
Crisppe673/
Qrip671/
Kreipps670/

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