Crosland Surname

132,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Crosland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosland,' now South Crosland, near Meltham, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Crosseland, living in North Crosseland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas de Cosseland (for Crossland), living in Crosselandlosse, 1397: ibid.

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Crosland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5821:229,11422,092
England8071:69,0437,973
Canada2801:131,59113,681
Australia2371:113,90612,650
France2211:300,55545,904
New Zealand1861:24,3464,252
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Wales121:257,87814,969
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0861:22,4453,151
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:140,66913,251

Crosland (16) may also be a first name.

Crosland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosland,' now South Crosland, near Meltham, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Crosseland, living in North Crosseland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas de Cosseland (for Crossland), living in Crosselandlosse, 1397: ibid.

Willelmus de Crossland, 1379: ibid.

1720. Buried — William Crossland, victualler: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Cros(s)- land (Yorks) = the Land of the Cross [Middle English cros, Old Norse kross + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Crosland is the name of a township in the West Riding. Thomas Crosland of Crosland was rector of Bramwith 200 years ago (H. Y.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Crosland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crosland occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crosland? popularity and diffusion

Crosland is the 132,211th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,133,981 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Crosland are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Crosland is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,582 people, or 1 in 229,114. In The United States Crosland is most common in: South Carolina, where 12 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and Utah, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Crosland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crosland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crosland surname grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crosland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Crosland surname are 6.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crosland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 248.7% more than the national average, earning R 828,636 per year; in United States they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $43,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.57% more than the national average, earning $57,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crossland9411,244/
Croosland941/
Croland9385/
Croslan9349/
Crosslands8918/
Crosslasnd891/
Crosslan8855/
Crolland883/
Crusland881/
Crouland880/
Croyland880/
Croslond880/
Crolan8613/
Zrossland821/
Crosslane821/
Crassland820/
Crolang8023/
Kroland8017/
Craslan800/
Crauland7546/
Krolland751/
Cratland751/
Crosleyn751/
Crollean750/
Crasslan750/
Kruisland7161/
Krolan715/
Crolon711/
Cralan710/
Croussillant701/
Kraslan67128/
Kraland6784/
Crallan6778/
Krolian6729/
Krolanh675/
Croxlon671/
Krolyan671/
Cralian670/

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