Crispin Surname
Approximately 36,311 people bear this surname
Crispin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Crispian,' more generally Crispin; v. Crisp (a) and Cripps (a); compare Crespin, a common Devonshire variant.
Milo fil. Crispin, Oxfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameCrispin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 11,077 | 1:2,869 | 478 |
| Mexico | 8,291 | 1:14,971 | 1,304 |
| United States | 3,117 | 1:116,285 | 12,540 |
| Brazil | 2,055 | 1:104,172 | 3,918 |
| Bolivia | 1,966 | 1:5,400 | 732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,132 | 1:9,216 | 789 |
| Philippines | 956 | 1:105,898 | 18,396 |
| England | 945 | 1:58,961 | 7,037 |
| Israel | 939 | 1:9,114 | 1,405 |
| Tanzania | 847 | 1:62,505 | 6,685 |
| Colombia | 729 | 1:65,534 | 2,973 |
| Australia | 592 | 1:45,601 | 5,722 |
| Canada | 571 | 1:64,528 | 7,524 |
| France | 557 | 1:119,251 | 18,016 |
| Spain | 380 | 1:123,032 | 9,520 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Guatemala | 276 | 1:58,271 | 2,389 |
| Argentina | 238 | 1:179,594 | 15,051 |
| Venezuela | 165 | 1:183,055 | 5,199 |
| Chile | 156 | 1:112,926 | 4,135 |
| Belgium | 140 | 1:82,119 | 12,906 |
| Ecuador | 139 | 1:114,431 | 6,483 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| Haiti | 94 | 1:113,659 | 5,346 |
| El Salvador | 58 | 1:109,377 | 1,681 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Seychelles | 41 | 1:2,253 | 462 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Nicaragua | 29 | 1:207,624 | 2,574 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 619 | 1:39,379 | 5,026 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 504 | 1:99,640 | 10,124 |
The alternate forms: Crispín (59), Crispìn (1) & Çrispín (1) are calculated separately.
Crispin (199,461) may also be a first name.
Crispin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Crispian,' more generally Crispin; v. Crisp (a) and Cripps (a); compare Crespin, a common Devonshire variant.
Milo fil. Crispin, Oxfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William Crispin, Wiltshire, ibid.
Peter Crispin, Norfolk, 34 Henry III.
Richer Crispyng, of Norwich, 1392: ibid.
John Crispyng, of Norwich, 1423: ibid.
William fil. Crispian, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Crispien, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Crispianus de Colrigge, Devon, ibid.
Crispian de Columbers, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Richard Crispine, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robert Crisping, Lincolnshire, ibid.
1632-3. Ephraim Crispin and Martha Bond, widow: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1721. Married — John Bedwell and Jane Crispen: St. Dionis Backchurch.
A popular personal name in the Middle Ages, from Crispinus, the patron saint of shoemakers, a legendary Roman saint who is said to have suffered martyrdom at Soissons in 287 A.D. Roger Crispin had a charter of the lands of Cnoculeran from Robert Bruce, c. 1218 (Annandale, I, p. 5), and Richard Crispin witnessed a charter by Robert de Brus, lord of Annandale, c. 1215—45 (Bain, I, 1680). Crispinus, a cleric of Paisley, was a charter witness in 1246 (RMP., p. 89), and Richard Crispin witnessed a charter by Alexander, son of Walter the Steward in 1252 (ibid., p. 91). Elizabeth Cryspyne resigned the lands of Brandriggs in Annandale in 1410 (Laing, 90). As forename we have Crispinie Swyne in Dunfermline, 1581, and Crispine or Crispinion Swyne in Dysart, 1641 (PBK., p. 209; Dunfermline).
(Anglo-French-Latin) Curly-headed [French Crispin, Latin Crispin-us, from crisp-us]
Grimaldus I., prince of Monaco, married Crispina, daughter of Rollo, duke of Normandy, and had, besides other children, Crispinus, baron of Bec, who flourished about the year 1000. The next in succession assumed the paternal name by way of surname, and was called Gilbert Crispin, baron of Bec. He had three sons William, Gilbert, and Milo. William and Gilbert fought at the battle of Hastings, and Milo, whether present or not on that memorable field, received a large share in the spoil, namely the honour of Wallingford and eighty-eight lordships. See Gent. Mag., Jan. 1832.
Joceline, William, and Robert Crespin of Normandy 1180- 95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.). See Jocelyn.
From St. Crispin; a Norman-French location name Milo Crispin, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book.
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Crispin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crispin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Crispin (Arabic: كريسبين, Marathi: सपीन) is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Crispín, Crispìn or Çrispín. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Crispin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Crispin is the 15,352nd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 200,698 people. The last name Crispin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Crispin are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Andean South America. Crispin is also the 5,241st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 199,461 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Peru, where it is carried by 11,077 people, or 1 in 2,869. In Peru it is mostly concentrated in: Huancavelica Region, where 26 percent are found, Lima Province, where 25 percent are found and Junín Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Peru Crispin occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Crispin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Crispin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crispin surname grew 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 156 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crispin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Crispin last name is chiefly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Crispin surname are 14.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Crispin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 88.01% more than the national average, earning 650,679 kr per year; in Peru they earn 26.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,202 per year; in South Africa they earn 94.42% more than the national average, earning R 462,024 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $24,649,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $38,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning $44,471 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Crispin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Crispin in the Marathi language | ||
| सपीन | sapina | 60 |
| ीसपीन | isapina | 40 |
| Crispin in the Arabic language | ||
| كريسبين | krysbyn | - |
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