Crochford Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Crochford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crockford,' seemingly some small locality in Oxfordshire.

Walter de Crukeford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1687. William Welles and Joane Crockford: Marriage Alleg.

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Crochford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Crochford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crockford,' seemingly some small locality in Oxfordshire.

Walter de Crukeford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1687. William Welles and Joane Crockford: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1690. Married — Joseph Crockford and Dorcas Dring: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Possibly Crocketford, a village in co. Kirkcudbright.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crochford Last Name Facts

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

Crochford is found most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crochford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Crochford are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Crochford is primarily found in: Derbyshire, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England Crochford exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Crochford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crochford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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