Criquet Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Criquet Surname Definition:

Criquet: in Leland as Griketot. Ansgar de Criquetot held lands in Suffolk from Mandeville in 1086. Criquetot has become Cricket and Crytoft.

Criquet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4361:152,34623,645
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Criquet (12) may also be a first name.

Criquet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Criquet: in Leland as Griketot. Ansgar de Criquetot held lands in Suffolk from Mandeville in 1086. Criquetot has become Cricket and Crytoft.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Criquet Last Name Facts

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

Criquet is found most in France. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Criquet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Criquet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 650,013th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname Criquet occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Criquet are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Criquet is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 152,346. In France Criquet is most common in: Normandy, where 28 percent live, Brittany, where 20 percent live and Occitanie, where 14 percent live. Outside of France it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 2 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crique92109/
Criquette881/
Crequet868/
Criquit864/
Cricque861/
Craique860/
Criquech804/
Criqui771,390/
Creque771,297/
Criquy7768/
Criket778/
Cricet773/
Crigue771/
Kriquette751/
Crequer71296/
Craigue71172/
Crequit7153/
Crequie7144/
Crisqui7135/
Cricket7125/
Créquer716/
Criquis711/
Crecque711/
Kriquer711/
Crikett711/
Criscue711/
Criqkui711/
Cretque711/
Creaque710/
Crequee710/
Crichet710/
Crickett67406/
Crice67167/
Kraiquer679/
Crichett675/

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