Croften Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Croften Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Croften Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Croften Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croften is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Croften click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croften? popularity and diffusion

The last name Croften is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Croften occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Croften are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Croften is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 64 percent are found, Kentucky, where 9 percent are found and Montana, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Croften exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Ireland, where 5 percent are found.

Croften Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Croften has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Croften Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Croften surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Croften earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craften865/
Crowten863/
Croftin860/
Crowthen801/
Kraften7111/
Craftin712/
Scraftin670/
Kraftienė635/
Kraftin574/
Kraftina531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Croften
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