Crookston Surname

207,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Crookston Surname Definition:

A very rare surname if still extant. Local, from Crookston in Renfrewshire. See under Croc.

Crookston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3201:274,59025,707
Scotland3301:16,2242,000
England1911:291,71822,402
Canada601:614,09350,489
Australia571:473,60936,415
Sweden121:820,56361,223
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1341:27,9342,469
England301:812,51235,970
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Crookston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A very rare surname if still extant. Local, from Crookston in Renfrewshire. See under Croc.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Crookston = Crook’s or Krók’s Estate [Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Crookston Last Name Facts

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

Crookston occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crookston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 207,845th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,660,244 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Crookston live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,320 people, or 1 in 274,590. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 34 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 17 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Crookston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crookston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 874 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 637 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crookston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Crookston last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crookston surname are 24.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crookston earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning $52,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.72% more than the national average, earning $58,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crookstone952/
Crockston894/
Crookstan891/
Crookstom891/
Croxston822/
Crackston7813/
Croxton753,114/
Scroxton7193/
Craxton63182/
Cruxton63145/
Croxtom633/
Krogstand561/

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