Crosbie Surname

51,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Crosbie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosby," townships in Cumberland, Lincolnshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cumberland.

Geoffrey de Crosseby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Crosby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Crosbie Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9941:27,9433,780
United States1,8181:199,37219,617
Australia1,7971:15,0232,135
Scotland1,1601:4,615799
Ireland8881:5,303851
Canada8741:42,1575,242
New Zealand6311:7,1761,222
France1631:407,50159,752
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Jamaica1241:23,1451,921
Northern Ireland1091:16,9272,219
Wales531:58,3875,284
Panama451:86,9393,484
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Oman61:614,6626,082
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Fiji11:894,3914,568
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5201:8,5191,277
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland9651:3,879624
England5731:42,5405,361
Isle of Man141:3,876418
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Crosbie (61) may also be a first name.

Crosbie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosby," townships in Cumberland, Lincolnshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cumberland.

Geoffrey de Crosseby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Crosby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Crosseby, 1379: ibid.

Walterus de Crosseby, 1379: ibid.

1603. Hugh Russitor and Anne Crosby: Marriage Lic. (London).

With the following, compare Applebee for Appleby, which see.

1669. Baptised — William, s. Thomas Crossbee: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1806. Married — Henry Otway Brand and Pyne Crosbie (Bedfordshire): St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — Samuel Crosbey and Susanna Postens: ibid.

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

A surname common in Wigtownshire and Dumfriesshire, and of local or territorial origin from one or other of the places named Crosbie or Corsbie in the shires of Ayr, Kirkcudbright, and Berwick. Iuone de Crosseby witnessed charter by Robert de Bruys to Arbroath Abbey between 1178—1180 (RAA., I, p. 38), and in 1189, as Ivo de Crossebi, along with Richard de Crossebi, he witnessed an agreement regarding lands in Annandale (Bain, I, 197). Iuone de Crossebj and Richard de Crossebj witnessed gift of the church of Moffet, etc., to Church of Glasgow, c. 1187 (REG., p. 64). Robert de Crossebi witnessed resignation of land of Weremundebi and Anant, c. 1194—1214 (Bain, I, 606), and a charter of lands in the fee of Pennersaughs within the same period (Annandale, I, p. 3). Adam de Crosseby quitclaimed to Sir Robert de Brus lands and holdings in Cumbertres in exchange for a tenement in Gretenhou (Gretna) between 1215—45 (Bain, I, 1685), Richard de Crossebi witnessed a charter of lands of Egilfechan c. 1249 (Annandale, I, p. 7). Raginald de Crosseby witnessed a charter c. 1280 (LSC., p. 67), and in 1296 rendered homage (Bain). John de Crosseby was appointed to the vacant church of S. Mary in the Forest in Selkirk, 1298 (Bain, II, 1008). Walterus de Crosby was charter witness at Lamberton in 1332 (BNCH., XVI, p. 327), Robert de Crosby assizer at Lochmaben, 1347 (Bain, III, 1499), Thomas de Crosby is recorded in Glasgow, 1440 (REG., 344), and Isabel Corsbie in Dysart, 1593 (Dysart, p. 42). Sir James Corsby, cleric, was witness at Inchestuir, 1546 (Rollok, 5). Corsbe 1517. The earlier Crosbies were followers or vassals of the Bruces.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Crosbie, Crosby, + or Crossby = the Dwelling(s by the Cross [Old Norse kross (Latin crux, crucis) + by-r] Crosby, near Liverpool, still has its ancient stone cross.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This English surname was adopted by a family of MacCrossan of Leix, later Kerry. MIF 75

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Scottish) One who came from Crosby (village at the cross), the name of several villages in England and Scotland.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c. in cos. Ayr, Cumberland, Lincoln, York, Westmoreland, and Lancaster, and an ancient chapelry in Ayrshire.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Amongst the names now rare in the county is that of Crosbie which was well known in connection with the Liverpool mayoralty during the latter half of last century (B. L.), and is still represented in that city.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Crosbie Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 519 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Crosbie Last Name Facts

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

Crosbie occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Crosbie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crosbie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,389th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 730,654 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Crosbie live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 61 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,994 people, or 1 in 27,943. In England Crosbie is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 14 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 5 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Crosbie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crosbie has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Crosbie last name grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 999 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 171 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crosbie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Crosbie last name is predominantly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crosbie surname are 14.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crosbie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning R 275,484 per year; in United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $57,875 CAD per year.

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Crossbie933/
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Crosbe923/
Crosbiest881/
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Crobier861/
Crasbie860/
Croibier80342/
Crosbois801/
Crossber801/
Crossbiz801/
Crossbey801/
Chrosbey800/
Crosbeys800/
Crosby7772,380/
Crabie77105/
Krosbi7738/
Crosvi771/
Crasbe770/
Crosve770/
Crosba770/
Crossbeys750/
Crossby71128/
Crabier7131/
Crousby7113/
Croosby712/
Kroubie711/
Crompie711/
Crosboy711/
Crosbyt711/
Crotsby710/
Crasbey710/
Chrosby710/
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Crosbay710/
Krossber6746/
Crosswye670/
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