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'.

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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'.

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Croff Last Name Facts

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

Croff has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Croff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 277,637th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,224,047 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Croff reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,224 people, or 1 in 296,127. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 29 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Oregon, where 4 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent are found and Chile, where 2 percent are found.

Croff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Croff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Croff last name increased 353 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Croff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Croff surname are 9.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.57% registered with the political 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/

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