Crockett Surname

14,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Crockett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. The origin is undoubtedly local, but I cannot discover the precise spot.

William de Cruket, Southamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Avicia de Cruket, Dorset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Crockett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31,1491:11,6361,454
England2,2251:25,0423,439
Canada1,2491:29,5003,861
Australia1,2441:21,7013,003
Scotland4521:11,8451,594
Northern Ireland2671:6,9101,214
New Zealand2661:17,0242,983
Wales2501:12,3781,372
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Ireland761:61,9604,107
France671:991,384111,008
Chile201:880,82418,509
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1691:26,2122,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0451:23,3263,253
Scotland2211:16,9381,810
Wales1721:9,119559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8791:10,2931,339

Crockett (374) may also be a first name.

Crockett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. The origin is undoubtedly local, but I cannot discover the precise spot.

William de Cruket, Southamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Avicia de Cruket, Dorset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Thomas de Cruket, Dorset, ibid.

1647. Married — James Hattch and Jone Crockett: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Crooked Person [the French Croquet, diminutive of croc, a crook; Old Norse krók-r, a crook, hook, bend] Parmi les notables commerçants de Paris dans la 2e moitié du XVIe siècle se trouvait un Nicolas Croquet.—Moisy, Noms de Fam. Norm., p. 92.

The palatal form Crochet is now the commoner in the Paris Directory.

N.B.—Tire Middle English cro(c)ket, ‘a curl,’ may, as a nickname, also have given rise to this surname.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The little crooked or deformed person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Crooked, bent.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Radulphus and Rainald Crochett in Normandy 1180 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Crockaert; from the French, Croquet; a personal name.

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

Crockett Last Name Facts

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

Crockett is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crockett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,834th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 194,060 people. Crockett is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Crockett are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Crockett is also the 448,725th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 374 people.

The last name Crockett is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 31,149 people, or 1 in 11,636. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Virginia, where 6 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 62 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Crockett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crockett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 638 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 55 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crockett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States Crockett are 8.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crockett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 238.23% more than the national average, earning R 803,772 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $40,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crockette9478/
Crockkett946/
Croockett941/
Crocket93920/
Crokett9367/
Crocett935/
Crackett88311/
Crochett8860/
Crockitt882/
Crockeit882/
Crokette882/
Crokkett881/
Crookett881/
Croccett881/
Crockedt881/
Crockeet881/
Crocketh881/
Crodkett881/
Cruckett881/
Croskett880/
Croocket880/
Croukett880/
Krockett880/
Crochket880/
Croket86131/
Crocet863/
Crouchett8230/
Crackette820/
Crutckett820/
Crochet808,509/
Cracket806/
Croucet805/
Crockit804/
Croccet802/
Crucett801/
Crocitt801/
Croeket800/
Krocket800/
Crokeet800/
Crocked800/
Crouchet75358/
Crocquet7573/
Cruchett7529/
Croquett755/
Crockite750/
Crosketh750/
Crucet71510/
Croquette71283/
Kroket7121/
Craket713/
Crockhite712/
Croquet671,462/
Cruchet671,350/
Cruceat67116/
Crucitt6740/
Crachet677/
Crasket675/
Krokiet671/

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