Croff Surname

277,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname

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

Croff Surname User-submission:

Croff is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It's a name given to a person with abnormally shaped feet, or a gait resembling that of a crow. Although the Anglo-Saxon surname Croff may sound like a Native American name, it is derived from the Old English words crawe or crawa, which mean 'crow', and fot, which means 'foot'.

Read More About This Surname

Croff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2241:296,12727,389
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Chile271:652,46215,367
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Norway171:302,48730,120
France141:4,744,480251,814
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3471:144,72213,555

Croff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Croff is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It's a name given to a person with abnormally shaped feet, or a gait resembling that of a crow. Although the Anglo-Saxon surname Croff may sound like a Native American name, it is derived from the Old English words crawe or crawa, which mean 'crow', and fot, which means 'foot'.

- shaynac

Croff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Croff occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Croff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croff? popularity and diffusion

Croff is the 277,637th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,224,047 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Croff are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Croff is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,224 people, or 1 in 296,127. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 29 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Oregon, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.

Croff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Croff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Croff last name expanded 353 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Croff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Croff are 9.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Croff earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning 412,442 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $39,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning $42,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scroff9126/
Crofft916/
Croffe914/
Croyff911/
Cropff911/
Croffs911/
Crof895/
Schroff832,000/
Croft8041,979/
Kroff80396/
Craff80376/
Cropf8082/
Crofs805/
Chrof804/
Šroff803/
Crofe802/
Sroff802/
Crouf801/
Crofp801/
Schroiff77282/
Schrouff77160/
Schropff772/
Schroffe770/
Shroff739,419/
Kropff73642/
Schrof73334/
Craffe73122/
Crafft7323/
Scraff7310/
Kroffe737/
Chrouf736/
Crooft734/
Craffs733/
Croufe733/
Zhroff731/
Srhoff731/
Chropf731/
Kroffp731/
Crowfs730/
Krofpf730/
Schroufff711/
Crow6746,226/
Schraff67618/
Krof67142/
Schroft6782/
Schroif6747/
Shroffe6737/
Schrouf6737/
Srof6735/
Craf6721/
Schrofe6721/
Crob6716/
Schropf674/
Shrooff674/
Schrojf674/
Chroufe671/
Crov671/
Shroffs671/
Chrrouf671/
Šrof671/
Khrhoff670/
Shrouff670/
Schroof670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Croff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis