Croisdale Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Croisdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosdale.' I have not identified the spot. Crossing over the border from Yorkshire the name found a home in Furness, North Lancashire, where it still exists in several forms. In the United States it has occasionally become Croasdill.

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Croisdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Croisdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosdale.' I have not identified the spot. Crossing over the border from Yorkshire the name found a home in Furness, North Lancashire, where it still exists in several forms. In the United States it has occasionally become Croasdill. As Croasdale it is strongly represented in the Philadelphia Directory. That Yorkshire is the home of the surname there can be no doubt.

Johannes de Crosdale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Croasdale, of Elmeredge, in Chippin, 1737: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1762. Married — Henry Croasdell, of Coulton, barber, and Isabel Hurst: St. Mary, Ulverston.

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

Croisdale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croisdale is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croisdale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Croisdale occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Croisdale are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States Croisdale is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 38 percent reside, California, where 31 percent reside and Tennessee, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Croisdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Croisdale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Croisdale last name expanded 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Croisdale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Croisdale surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

The amount Croisdale earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $47,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $44,444 CAD per year.

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Croisdale Reference & Research

Croasdale One-name Study - A profile of the Croasdale surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Croasdale FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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