Croasdale Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Croasdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosdale.' I have not identified the spot. Crossing over the border from Yorkshire the name found a home in Furness, North Lancashire, where it still exists in several forms. In the United States it has occasionally become Croasdill.

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Croasdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6581:84,6789,300
United States4211:860,94865,474
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Australia461:586,86342,409
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Wales121:257,87814,969
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4781:50,9946,193
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Croasdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosdale.' I have not identified the spot. Crossing over the border from Yorkshire the name found a home in Furness, North Lancashire, where it still exists in several forms. In the United States it has occasionally become Croasdill. As Croasdale it is strongly represented in the Philadelphia Directory. That Yorkshire is the home of the surname there can be no doubt.

Johannes de Crosdale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Croasdale, of Elmeredge, in Chippin, 1737: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1762. Married — Henry Croasdell, of Coulton, barber, and Isabel Hurst: St. Mary, Ulverston.

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

= Crosdale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Croixdal; a location name in Normandy.

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

Croasdale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Croasdale has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Croasdale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 291,938th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. Croasdale is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Croasdale reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Croasdale is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 84,678. In England Croasdale is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 48 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside and Kent, where 5 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Croasdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Croasdale has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Croasdale surname expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Croasdale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Croasdale last name are 28.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Croasdale earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning R 269,340 per year; in United States they earn 20.32% more than the national average, earning $51,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.28% more than the national average, earning $60,258 CAD per year.

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Croasdale Reference & Research

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Croasdale FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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