Cronwright Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cronwright Surname Definition:

Originally written as two names in South Africa, joined by a hyphen. “Cron” in Erse means “yellow” and “Wright” is “Carpenter” in Old English.

Cronwright Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Cronwright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originally written as two names in South Africa, joined by a hyphen. “Cron” in Erse means “yellow” and “Wright” is “Carpenter” in Old English.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal
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Cronwright Demographics

Average Cronwright Salary in
England

£14,630

Per year
Rank:
88,254 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.17217E-5
Rank: 88,396 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
54.23%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Cronwright Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cronwright occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cronwright.

How Common Is The Last Name Cronwright? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cronwright is the 1,310,135th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Cronwright occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Cronwright live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 401,316. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent reside and Western Cape, where 23 percent reside. Besides South Africa Cronwright is found in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 10 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Cronwright Last Name Statistics demography

Cronwright earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.91% more than the national average, earning R 353,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carnwright9021/
Cornwright9019/
Crownright902/
Carnright84253/
Cornright841/
Kronright840/
Carniright801/
Greenwright760/
Cronawert746/
Chroenrit741/
Green-Wright738/
Greenywright730/
Cronert7185/
Cronart710/
Greene-Wright701/
Griniright700/
Carnrite67189/
Chronert6795/
Chharoenrit671/
Cornrite671/
Kearney-Wright671/
Cronhart670/
Cronhort670/
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