Critchley Surname

54,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Critchley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Critchlow,' or 'Chritchlow,' some small spot in Lancashire, probably in the neighbourhood of Chorley. I have failed to discover it. The surname has ramified in a remarkable manner.

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Critchley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,4471:10,2291,510
United States1,1561:313,54628,694
Australia1,1261:23,9753,287
Canada7111:51,8226,241
New Zealand1501:30,1895,269
Ireland1331:35,4062,941
Wales1321:23,4432,472
Scotland921:58,1944,808
Northern Ireland681:27,1332,940
Isle of Man501:1,716318
Japan501:2,556,88631,037
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Jersey141:7,0861,520
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6411:9,2301,377
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland221:170,1466,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Critchley (14) may also be a first name.

Critchley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Critchlow,' or 'Chritchlow,' some small spot in Lancashire, probably in the neighbourhood of Chorley. I have failed to discover it. The surname has ramified in a remarkable manner.

Richard Crichlow, of Leyland, 1587: Wills at Chester.

John Crichlowe, of Croxton, 1593: ibid.

Thomas Chrichlowe, of Leyland, 1606: ibid.

The same individual is thus referred to in the first two entries:

Edmund Crichlow, 1662: Preston Guild Rolls.

Edmund Critchley, 1682: ibid.

Anne Chrichlaw, of Ashtonliank, 1673: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

William Critchley, of Lea, 1673: ibid.

1804. Married — Joseph Critchley and Elizabeth Parker: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A surname recorded in Inverness, doubtless from Critchlow or Chritchlaw, some small spot in Lancashire (Bardsley).

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

(English) Dweller at the Cross- Lea [Middle English cruc(c)he, a cross, crucifix; Old English crycc, a crutch, staff, crosier + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] This name has been confused with the following one. Cp. Crutchley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Crickley; a location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Critchley Last Name Facts

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

Critchley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Critchley.

How Common Is The Last Name Critchley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Critchley is the 54,851st most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 785,635 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Critchley reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles. Critchley is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name globally, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 5,447 people, or 1 in 10,229. In England Critchley is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent live, Merseyside, where 16 percent live and Lancashire, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Critchley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Critchley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 296 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 418 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Critchley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Critchley surname is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Critchley last name are 8.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Critchley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning R 257,328 per year; in United States they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $44,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $49,347 CAD per year.

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Critchley Reference & Research

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