Crosby Surname

7,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Crosby 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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Crosby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States54,2071:6,687786
England7,5001:7,4291,080
Canada3,1231:11,7981,760
Australia2,6911:10,0321,492
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
New Zealand7531:6,0141,008
Ireland4901:9,6101,291
South Africa3391:159,81617,958
Scotland2741:19,5392,290
Jamaica2451:11,7141,204
Peru2191:145,1337,837
Northern Ireland2171:8,5021,417
Wales2071:14,9491,631
Trinidad and Tobago1991:6,8541,033
France1041:638,68083,098
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Mexico801:1,551,57816,530
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Venezuela641:471,9399,218
Ecuador591:269,5918,676
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Grenada371:2,933461
Jersey361:2,756488
Colombia331:1,447,69910,684
Norway331:155,82719,235
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines231:4,898600
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Panama111:355,6607,645
Barbados111:26,1321,223
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Denmark91:627,19136,734
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India91:85,229,487684,495
Finland91:610,74534,002
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
China71:195,331,65210,124
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Malta41:107,5681,849
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3861:11,4761,587
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4021:7,1651,111
Scotland1031:36,3422,873
Wales431:36,4751,977
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0061:5,019632

Crosby (3,318) may also be a first name.

Crosby 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

(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

(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

A location name in Cumberland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Westmorland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Crosby Last Name Facts

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

Crosby (Arabic: كروسبي) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Crosby.

How Common Is The Last Name Crosby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crosby is the 7,854th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 100,685 people. Crosby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Crosby are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Crosby is also the 124,110th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 3,318 people.

The surname Crosby is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 54,207 people, or 1 in 6,687. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Crosby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crosby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crosby last name increased 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 127 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 266 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 481 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crosby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crosby surname are 11.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crosby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning 394,092 kr per year; in Peru they earn 194.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 57,121 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.75% more than the national average, earning R 305,964 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.07% more than the national average, earning $29,529,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $42,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning $49,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crossby92128/
Crousby9213/
Crosbey927/
Croosby922/
Crosboy921/
Crosbyt921/
Crosbay920/
Crotsby920/
Chrosby920/
Crosbuy920/
Scrosby920/
Croby9116/
Crossbey861/
Chrosbey860/
Crosbeys860/
Krosby83290/
Crosbi8323/
Crusby8315/
Crasby834/
Crosbe833/
Crosvy831/
Croiby830/
Crotby830/
Crooby830/
Crosba830/
Crossbeys800/
Crosbie779,974/
Crosbee77137/
Crosswy7790/
Crausby7790/
Crosway779/
Crossbe772/
Krossby771/
Crasbey770/
Crassby770/
Crobe73218/
Croba7314/
Craby736/
Kroby733/
Crossway71166/
Crausbay7111/
Crossbie713/
Crosbois711/
Crossber711/
Crossbiz711/
Crosswey710/
Crosbiea710/
Shrosbey710/
Crober6789/
Krosbi6738/
Crabey6731/
Crobes6720/
Crobie6714/
Crosue6710/
Crabay676/
Krouby675/
Crouvy674/
Crouba674/
Crobis673/
Crosui672/
Krojby671/
Croobe671/
Crosvi671/
Croyba671/
Crobio671/
Crobet671/
Crosve670/
Cravoy670/
Cratby670/
Crauby670/
Crasbe670/

Crosby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crosby in the Arabic language
كروسبيkrwsby-

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Crosby Reference & Research

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