Crosse Surname
Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname
Crosse Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cross,' one who dwelt by or near the roadside or market-cross; v. Crouch.
Jordan ad Crucem, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Humfrey de Cruce, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCrosse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 647 | 1:560,215 | 46,155 |
| England | 495 | 1:112,562 | 11,582 |
| Ireland | 319 | 1:14,762 | 1,685 |
| France | 303 | 1:219,217 | 34,056 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1:68,611 | 10,369 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24 | 1:2,300 | 360 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Guyana | 19 | 1:40,117 | 3,928 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:3,510 | 429 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 89 | 1:49,774 | 4,200 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 313 | 1:77,877 | 8,439 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Crosse (15) may also be a first name.
Crosse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cross,' one who dwelt by or near the roadside or market-cross; v. Crouch.
Jordan ad Crucem, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Humfrey de Cruce, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Conan ad Crucem, Lincolnshire, ibid.
John atte Cross, 1302. Writs of Parliament.
Johannes del Crosse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna del Crosse, 1379: ibid.
Roger del Cros, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John de la Croix, Berkshire, ibid.
Sampson atte Croice, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Andreas de la Croys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas atte-cross, rector of Bexwell, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1585. Baptised — John, s. Richard Crosse: St. James, Clerkenwell.
From residence at or near a wayside crucifix. (See under Crouch). In English records the name appears as ad Crucem and atte Cross.
(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at a Cross or Crucifix [Middle English cros(s, Old Norse kross (Latin crux, crucis] John atte Cross.—Parl Writs.
Conan ad Crucem.—Hundred Rolls
(English) One who lived near a cross at a roadside dedicated to some saint, it often serving as a marker or guidepost.
This name is sufficiently explained under the article Crouch.
"The family of De la Croyz, De Cruce, Del Crosse, Crosse, as the name is variously spelt in ancient deeds, were seated at Wigan, co. Lancaster, in the reign of Edw. I., and about the year 1350 were seated at Crosse Hall in Liverpool, and afterwards at Crosse Hall in Chorley." B.L.G.
The family bear a cross crosslet in their arms, whence probably the name.
Local. A place where a cross was erected, or where two ways, roads, or streets intersected each other.
Cross. —Rare or absent in the northern counties, and in the south coast counties. Mostly confined to the east centre of England and to the adjacent coast counties between the Wash and the Thames.
Crosse Demographics
Crosse Religious Adherence
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Crosse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crosse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Crosse is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Crosse? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 191,038th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Crosse live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name globally It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 560,215. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Ireland, where 14 percent reside.
Crosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Crosse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crosse last name grew 1,269 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 358 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crosse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Crosse surname is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Crosse surname are 0.88999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.34% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Crosse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 85.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,050 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.49% less than the national average, earning R 172,308 per year; in United States they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $51,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $54,259 CAD per year.
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