Croot Surname
Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCroot Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 726 | 1:76,747 | 8,667 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| New Zealand | 99 | 1:45,741 | 7,523 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 429 | 1:56,819 | 6,723 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
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.
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.).
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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.
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