Croot Surname

307,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Croot Surname Definition:

(Teutonic or Celtic) Crooked, Puny [North. English and Scot.: either a weak form of crooked, or from the Celt: cp. Gaelic and Irish cruit, a hunchback] Aw’ll stop here an’ wind for thee till aw’m as croot as owd Ailse o’ Beaukers.— B. Brierley (Lanc.

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Croot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7261:76,7478,667
Australia1641:164,60817,026
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Wales391:79,3476,699
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4291:56,8196,723
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Croot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic or Celtic) Crooked, Puny [North. English and Scot.: either a weak form of crooked, or from the Celt: cp. Gaelic and Irish cruit, a hunchback] Aw’ll stop here an’ wind for thee till aw’m as croot as owd Ailse o’ Beaukers.— B. Brierley (Lanc.), Fratchingtons, p. 52.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Groot or Grote. William, Thomas, and Robert Grut, in England, c. 1272 (Rot. Hundr.). Crot was in Normandy. Euric and Matthew de Crotis occur 1198 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).

The Norman People (1874)

Croot Last Name Facts

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

Croot is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Croot? popularity and diffusion

The surname Croot is the 307,434th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,929,655 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Croot reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 76,747. In England Croot is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 10 percent live, Northamptonshire, where 10 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Croot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Croot has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 395 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 488 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Croot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Croot surname are 35.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.61% registered with the party.

The amount Croot earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.1% less than the national average, earning $38,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $50,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croote91199/
Scroot912/
Croots911/
Crooth910/
Crot89676/
Croo89169/
Schroot83263/
Croos807,072/
Crout801,642/
Kroot80816/
Crost80598/
Croop80409/
Crott80347/
Crots80241/
Crooy80105/
Croth8063/
Crote8060/
Croet8043/
Crooz8017/
Croyt807/
Scrot806/
Croit803/
Crooe801/
Chrot801/
Crooÿ801/
Crood800/
Schroots77168/
Schroote7715/
Schrooth776/
Schroodt771/
Cro75899/
Crotts733,153/
Schrot73733/
Chrost73535/
Crotte73318/
Khroot73256/
Crotch73157/
Shroot73130/
Croute73123/
Crouth73109/
Crooch7368/
Crouts7363/
Croyts7360/
Crooij7335/
Croste7326/
Krooth7322/
Crosts7311/
Quroot739/
Scroth738/
Croitz738/
Kroots736/
Kroost736/
Crothe734/
Croust732/
Chrout731/
Crodts731/
Croutt731/
Scrout731/
Crottz731/
Scrott731/
Crouët731/
Scrodt730/
Jroost730/
Crohte730/
Crooss730/
Croths730/
Crosth730/
Croopp730/
Tschroots7120/
Cros6716,266/
Schroth679,929/
Krot679,342/
Croy677,202/
Schrott673,855/
Schrodt671,826/
Chroust67678/
Crop67453/
Croutch67439/
Kroo67368/
Crut67334/
Croz67264/
Šrot67245/
Schrotz67189/
Croutte67142/
Crou67106/
Schrote6787/
Srot6775/
Crat6769/
Croh6761/
Schroht6752/
Croj6744/
Schrout6735/
Schroit6731/
Crotova6730/
Croi6722/
Croa6722/
Crouste6720/
Crho6718/
Crodova677/
Shroost676/
Crotová673/
Croÿ673/
Crodowa672/
Qroo672/
Ckro672/
Kckroth671/
Schrood671/
Shchrot671/
Crochts671/
Xrot671/
Ccro671/
Croucht671/
Croutsh670/
Crod670/
Crgo670/
Croythe670/

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