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Where Does The Last Name Crookes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Crookes is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Crookēs. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crookes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 117,580^th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,861,442 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Crookes reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,520 people, or 1 in 22,110. In England Crookes is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 35 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England Crookes occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Crookes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Crookes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Crookes surname grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,667 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 586 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 55 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crookes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crookes last name are 1.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crookes earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.06% more than the national average, earning R 297,192 per year; in United States they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $49,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $51,218 CAD per year.