Critchard Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Critchard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Critchard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:742,90741,196
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Critchard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Critchard is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Critchard.

How Common Is The Last Name Critchard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Critchard is the 2,136,387th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Critchard reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in British Isles.

Critchard is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England Critchard is primarily found in: Somerset, where 35 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent are found and Devon, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Critchard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Critchard has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Critchard last name rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Critchard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Critchard surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Critchard
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