Where Does The Last Name Cross Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cross (Arabic: كروس) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Crôss. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cross? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 3,194^th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 41,261 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Cross live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cross is also the 117,719^th most frequent first name globally, held by 3,609 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 101,157 people, or 1 in 3,583. In The United States Cross is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 146 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Cross Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Cross has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 344 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cross Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cross surname are 12.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.51% registered with the party.

The amount Cross earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 79.7% more than the national average, earning 621,906 kr per year; in Peru they earn 260.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 69,930 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.73% more than the national average, earning R 365,316 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.79% less than the national average, earning $17,755,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $49,988 CAD per year.