Cromby Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cromby Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Crombie or Cromby = (prob.) the Crooked Field [Gaelic crow, crooked + achadh, a field]

Cromby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Cromby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Crombie or Cromby = (prob.) the Crooked Field [Gaelic crow, crooked + achadh, a field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cromby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cromby is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cromby.

How Common Is The Last Name Cromby? popularity and diffusion

Cromby is the 1,544,715th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Cromby live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Cromby is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England Cromby is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 47 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 14 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Cromby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cromby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cromby surname expanded 1,329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 66 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cromby Last Name Statistics demography

Cromby earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crombey9215/
Crumby83870/
Crombe83265/
Crombé83193/
Cramby8345/
Crombi837/
Cromba834/
Kromby832/
Cronby831/
Crombè831/
Crombie778,257/
Crombez773,709/
Crombet77747/
Crumbey7747/
Crombiz772/
Crombee772/
Chrombe771/
Krombey771/
Crambey771/
Croombi771/
Cromber771/
Cromway770/
Crombio770/
Crombois7196/
Croombes7126/
Chroumbi711/
Crombeez711/
Croumbie710/
Krombi67518/
Cramba67126/
Kronby67115/
Krombe6718/
Kromba6711/
Zromba6711/
Cranby679/
Crambé678/
Crumbe672/
Sromba671/
Cromwe671/
Crunby671/
Crambi671/
Crumbi671/
Crumba670/
Crambe670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cromby
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