Crosby Surname
Approximately 72,380 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCrosby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54,207 | 1:6,687 | 786 |
| England | 7,500 | 1:7,429 | 1,080 |
| Canada | 3,123 | 1:11,798 | 1,760 |
| Australia | 2,691 | 1:10,032 | 1,492 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| New Zealand | 753 | 1:6,014 | 1,008 |
| Ireland | 490 | 1:9,610 | 1,291 |
| South Africa | 339 | 1:159,816 | 17,958 |
| Scotland | 274 | 1:19,539 | 2,290 |
| Jamaica | 245 | 1:11,714 | 1,204 |
| Peru | 219 | 1:145,133 | 7,837 |
| Northern Ireland | 217 | 1:8,502 | 1,417 |
| Wales | 207 | 1:14,949 | 1,631 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 199 | 1:6,854 | 1,033 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| Mexico | 80 | 1:1,551,578 | 16,530 |
| Philippines | 73 | 1:1,386,825 | 100,991 |
| Venezuela | 64 | 1:471,939 | 9,218 |
| Ecuador | 59 | 1:269,591 | 8,676 |
| Spain | 45 | 1:1,038,934 | 38,115 |
| Grenada | 37 | 1:2,933 | 461 |
| Jersey | 36 | 1:2,756 | 488 |
| Colombia | 33 | 1:1,447,699 | 10,684 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23 | 1:4,898 | 600 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 386 | 1:11,476 | 1,587 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,402 | 1:7,165 | 1,111 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:36,342 | 2,873 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:36,475 | 1,977 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,006 | 1:5,019 | 632 |
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.
(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.
(English, Scottish) One who came from Crosby (village at the cross), the name of several villages in England and Scotland.
Parishes, &c. in cos. Ayr, Cumberland, Lincoln, York, Westmoreland, and Lancaster, and an ancient chapelry in Ayrshire.
A location name in Cumberland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Westmorland.
Crosby Demographics
Average Male Crosby Height
177.35 cm
Average Female Crosby Height
161.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossby | 92 | 128 | / |
| Crousby | 92 | 13 | / |
| Crosbey | 92 | 7 | / |
| Croosby | 92 | 2 | / |
| Crosboy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Crosbyt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Crosbay | 92 | 0 | / |
| Crotsby | 92 | 0 | / |
| Chrosby | 92 | 0 | / |
| Crosbuy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Scrosby | 92 | 0 | / |
| Croby | 91 | 16 | / |
| Crossbey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chrosbey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Crosbeys | 86 | 0 | / |
| Krosby | 83 | 290 | / |
| Crosbi | 83 | 23 | / |
| Crusby | 83 | 15 | / |
| Crasby | 83 | 4 | / |
| Crosbe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Crosvy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Croiby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Crotby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Crooby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Crosba | 83 | 0 | / |
| Crossbeys | 80 | 0 | / |
| Crosbie | 77 | 9,974 | / |
| Crosbee | 77 | 137 | / |
| Crosswy | 77 | 90 | / |
| Crausby | 77 | 90 | / |
| Crosway | 77 | 9 | / |
| Crossbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Krossby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Crasbey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crassby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crobe | 73 | 218 | / |
| Croba | 73 | 14 | / |
| Craby | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kroby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Crossway | 71 | 166 | / |
| Crausbay | 71 | 11 | / |
| Crossbie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Crosbois | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crossber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crossbiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crosswey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Crosbiea | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shrosbey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Crober | 67 | 89 | / |
| Krosbi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Crabey | 67 | 31 | / |
| Crobes | 67 | 20 | / |
| Crobie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Crosue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Crabay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Krouby | 67 | 5 | / |
| Crouvy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Crouba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Crobis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Crosui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krojby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Croobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crosvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Croyba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crobio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crobet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crosve | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cravoy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cratby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crauby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crasbe | 67 | 0 | / |
Crosby Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Crosby in the Arabic language | ||
| كروسبي | krwsby | - |
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Crosby Reference & Research
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