Crittenden Surname
Approximately 10,472 people bear this surname
Crittenden Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Criddon, formerly Critendone (Cridela’s hill), in Shropshire.
Crittenden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,511 | 1:42,587 | 5,224 |
| England | 853 | 1:65,320 | 7,596 |
| Canada | 515 | 1:71,545 | 8,161 |
| Australia | 492 | 1:54,869 | 6,729 |
| Isle of Man | 27 | 1:3,179 | 679 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 279 | 1:87,367 | 9,159 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,775 | 1:28,292 | 3,466 |
Crittenden (40) may also be a first name.
Crittenden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Criddon, formerly Critendone (Cridela’s hill), in Shropshire.
vulgo CRITTENDEN. A place in West Kent. In 1481 the name was written Crotynden.
(Cornish-British and Welsh.) Local. The cot on the lower hill; from cru, a cot; tane, lower, and dun or din, a hill; or it may be the chalk hill, from krit, Saxon, chalk.
Crittenden Demographics
Average Male Crittenden Height
177.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Crittenden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crittenden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Crittenden is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Crittenden? popularity and diffusion
The surname Crittenden is the 49,170th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 695,908 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Crittenden live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 40 people.
The last name Crittenden is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,511 people, or 1 in 42,587. In The United States Crittenden is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Alabama, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Crittenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Crittenden has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 306 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crittenden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Crittenden are 12.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.51% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Crittenden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.09% less than the national average, earning R 154,260 per year; in United States they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $40,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,769 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critenden | 95 | 12 | / |
| Chrittenden | 95 | 6 | / |
| Crittendn | 95 | 2 | / |
| Crittnden | 95 | 1 | / |
| Crittienden | 95 | 1 | / |
| Crittendenq | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cristtenden | 95 | 0 | / |
| Crittendien | 95 | 0 | / |
| Crettenden | 90 | 398 | / |
| Crittinden | 90 | 2 | / |
| Cridtenden | 90 | 1 | / |
| Krittenden | 90 | 1 | / |
| Cristenden | 90 | 0 | / |
| Crittendem | 90 | 0 | / |
| Crittemden | 90 | 0 | / |
| Crittendin | 90 | 0 | / |
| Christenden | 86 | 3 | / |
| Creettenden | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cretenden | 84 | 1 | / |
| Crisenden | 84 | 0 | / |
| Khritthenden | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kristenden | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crittindem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Crithendin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Craindem | 67 | 0 | / |
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Crittenden Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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