Criswell Surname

47,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Criswell Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Cresswell (stream where Watercress grew), in Derbyshire. There were parishes named Cresswell in Northumberland and Staffordshire also.

Criswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8631:33,3664,162
England231:2,422,52489,093
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7101:29,3683,571

Criswell (416) may also be a first name.

Criswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Cresswell (stream where Watercress grew), in Derbyshire. There were parishes named Cresswell in Northumberland and Staffordshire also.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Criswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Criswell is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Criswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,426th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 667,725 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Criswell live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Criswell is also the 421,501st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 416 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 10,863 people, or 1 in 33,366. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 6 percent are found and Indiana, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Criswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Criswell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Criswell last name increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Criswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Criswell last name are 16.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.05% registered to vote for the party.

Criswell earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,175 USD per year.

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