Crompton Surname
Approximately 14,873 people bear this surname
Crompton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crompton,' a township in the parish of Oldham, Lancashire This surname has ramified strongly throughout Lancashire, and is well known in the States.
Hugh de Crompton, Lancashire, 30 Hen: Baines' Lane.
Read More About This SurnameCrompton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,412 | 1:7,517 | 1,095 |
| United States | 3,374 | 1:107,427 | 11,762 |
| Australia | 2,106 | 1:12,818 | 1,851 |
| Canada | 705 | 1:52,263 | 6,277 |
| Wales | 293 | 1:10,562 | 1,178 |
| New Zealand | 260 | 1:17,417 | 3,051 |
| South Africa | 204 | 1:265,577 | 26,568 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:51,979 | 4,440 |
| Northern Ireland | 86 | 1:21,454 | 2,532 |
| Panama | 48 | 1:81,505 | 3,340 |
| Isle of Man | 38 | 1:2,258 | 440 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Saint Lucia | 9 | 1:19,865 | 1,494 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,979 | 1:4,896 | 739 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:38,254 | 2,050 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 508 | 1:98,856 | 10,052 |
Crompton (54) may also be a first name.
Crompton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crompton,' a township in the parish of Oldham, Lancashire This surname has ramified strongly throughout Lancashire, and is well known in the States.
Hugh de Crompton, Lancashire, 30 Hen: Baines' Lane.
Edward Crompton, of Crompton, 1587: Wills at Chester.
John Crompton, of Dean, 1554: ibid.
Richard Crompton, of Radcliffe, 1612: ibid.
1781. Married — John Crompton and Ruth Baxter: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Crompton (Lancs) = the Crooked Farmstead or Manor- House [Old English crom(b, crum(b, crooked tún] Brun de Crumpton, Adam de Cramton A.D. 1246-7.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls.
(English) One who came from Crompton (homestead in the bend of a river), in Lancashire.
A township in Lancashire.
The Cromptons are best represented in the Bolton district. They derive their name from more than one township in the county. They were well established in the parish of Rochdale daring the 16th century (F.), and still occur there. Peter Crompton was one of the constables of Manchester in 1767, and Nathan Crompton filled the office of boroughreeve of that town in 1791 (B.). Samuel Crompton, a weaver of Hall - in - the - Wood near Bolton, made his family and his fortune by his invention of the mule spinning - frame in 1775 (B.). The Derbyshire Cromptons, a distinguished family of last century, were descended from Abraham Crompton of Brightmet, Lancashire, in the reign of James I. (Glover's "Derbyshire").
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Crompton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crompton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Crompton is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Crompton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,520th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 489,985 people. Crompton is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Crompton live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. Crompton is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used given name globally, held by 54 people.
The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 7,412 people, or 1 in 7,517. In England Crompton is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 29 percent reside, Lancashire, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England Crompton exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
Crompton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Crompton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Crompton surname increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 715 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 468 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Crompton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (35%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Crompton surname are 6.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.22% registered with the political party.
The amount Crompton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.46% more than the national average, earning R 509,640 per year; in United States they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $44,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $56,857 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croumpton | 94 | 6 | / |
| Crampton | 88 | 9,156 | / |
| Crumpton | 88 | 8,101 | / |
| Cromptom | 88 | 8 | / |
| Krompton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cromptan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Scrampton | 82 | 1 | / |
| Crrumpton | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chrumpton | 82 | 0 | / |
| Crumptom | 75 | 8 | / |
| Crambton | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cramptom | 75 | 2 | / |
| Krumpton | 75 | 2 | / |
| Crunpton | 75 | 1 | / |
| Srampton | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cranpton | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krampton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Crumptan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sramptom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kraumptan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Krumptum | 50 | 1 | / |
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