Crookshank Surname

445,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Crookshank Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the crooked shanks,' a bow-legged man. A Scotch surname; compare Sheepshanks.

'John Crookshanks (1708-95), captain in the navy': Dictionary of National Biography.

'William Cumberland Cruikshank (1745-1800), anatomist, was born in Edinburgh.

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Crookshank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5331:680,03654,089
England821:679,48938,951
Canada771:478,51441,057
Scotland261:205,91610,908
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:201,68117,505

Crookshank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the crooked shanks,' a bow-legged man. A Scotch surname; compare Sheepshanks.

'John Crookshanks (1708-95), captain in the navy': Dictionary of National Biography.

'William Cumberland Cruikshank (1745-1800), anatomist, was born in Edinburgh. ibid.

'Isaac Cruikshank (1756-1811), caricaturist, was son of a lowlander, living at one time in Leith. He was father of the famous George Cruikshank'. ibid.

This evidence and the prevailing form Cruikshank clearly testify that the surname is of Scotch extraction.

1745. Married — Gavin Crookshanks and Isabella Cassie: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1718. — John Bonney and Mary Crackshanks: ibid.

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

(English) Crook - Leg(s; Bowlegged [Middle English crok, O.N. krók-r + Middle English shank(e, O.E, sc(e)anca]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scotch. "Crooked legs"-a sobriquet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crooked legs.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Crookshank Last Name Facts

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

Crookshank is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Crookshank? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 445,853rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,526,204 people. The surname Crookshank is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Crookshank live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 533 people, or 1 in 680,036. In The United States Crookshank is most prevalent in: Washington, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Crookshank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crookshank has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crookshank last name expanded 214 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crookshank Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Crookshank last name is predominantly Anglican (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crookshank last name are 2.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crookshank earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.71% more than the national average, earning R 336,756 per year; in United States they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $48,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $56,504 CAD per year.

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