Crispin Surname

15,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Seychelles

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.

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Crispin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru11,0771:2,869478
Mexico8,2911:14,9711,304
United States3,1171:116,28512,540
Brazil2,0551:104,1723,918
Bolivia1,9661:5,400732
Dominican Republic1,1321:9,216789
Philippines9561:105,89818,396
England9451:58,9617,037
Israel9391:9,1141,405
Tanzania8471:62,5056,685
Colombia7291:65,5342,973
Australia5921:45,6015,722
Canada5711:64,5287,524
France5571:119,25118,016
Spain3801:123,0329,520
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Guatemala2761:58,2712,389
Argentina2381:179,59415,051
Venezuela1651:183,0555,199
Chile1561:112,9264,135
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
Ecuador1391:114,4316,483
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Haiti941:113,6595,346
El Salvador581:109,3771,681
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Wales481:64,4695,713
Seychelles411:2,253462
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
India301:25,568,846339,406
Nicaragua291:207,6242,574
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Panama61:652,04310,051
Norway61:857,04855,549
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belize11:355,4743,977
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6191:39,3795,026
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5041:99,64010,124

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

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) Curly-headed [French Crispin, Latin Crispin-us, from crisp-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Joceline, William, and Robert Crespin of Normandy 1180- 95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.). See Jocelyn.

The Norman People (1874)

From St. Crispin; a Norman-French location name Milo Crispin, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crispín9559/
Crispìn951/
Chrispin936,149/
Crispina93125/
Crispien93113/
Crispijn9313/
Crisping932/
Crhispin932/
Crrispin931/
Crispinn930/
Crispn9215/
Cripin9213/
Çrispín901/
Chrispijn88268/
Chrispina8819/
Criespien881/
D'Crispin881/
Crispim8639,154/
Crespin8622,263/
Krispin861,555/
Crispen86601/
Crippin86486/
Crispyn86155/
Cryspin8627/
Crizpin863/
Cripion862/
Cribpin861/
Crisphn861/
Criping860/
Crispinová821/
Chrispim802,073/
Chrispen80255/
Krispijn80176/
Crespien80135/
Krispien80114/
Crespina8062/
Chrispyn8045/
Krispina8034/
Chrespin808/
Cresppin808/
Kriszpin808/
Crhispim805/
Khrispin803/
Chryspin802/
Krishpin801/
Cresping801/
Crespinn801/
Craispen801/
Creispim801/
Cripping800/
Crispenn800/
Crippinn800/
Crepin7712,026/
Crépin77343/
Kripin7714/
Crespn779/
Cripen775/
Cripim775/
Crèpin773/
Crypin771/
Crippn770/
Cresspina751/
Crippen714,291/
Crespim711,021/
Kryspin71533/
Khripin71114/
Krispyn7158/
Crespín7142/
Krespin7128/
Creppin7121/
Kreipin7113/
Krišpin7111/
Crizpim716/
Kripina714/
Crespen714/
Kraipin714/
Crespìn714/
Cryspim714/
Criepen713/
Crixpim713/
Crispem712/
Krispen711/
Credpin711/
Crepina711/
Krişpin711/
Crepion711/
Xrispim711/
Krippin711/
Crippng710/
Criopen710/
Khripina67206/
Kripienė67167/
Kryszpin67148/
Krespien6738/
Chrespim6722/
Kripn6717/
Chryspim675/
Creeping674/
Khritpin674/
Kraipien674/
Cresppen671/
Krispenc671/
Krippina671/
Kripping670/

Crispin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crispin in the Marathi language
सपीनsapina60
ीसपीनisapina40
Crispin in the Arabic language
كريسبينkrysbyn-

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