Crosskeys Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Crosskeys Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Sign of the Cross-Keys [Middle English cros, Old Norse kross + Middle English keye, Old English cœg, a key]

Crosskeys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Crosskeys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Sign of the Cross-Keys [Middle English cros, Old Norse kross + Middle English keye, Old English cœg, a key]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Crosskeys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crosskeys is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crosskeys? popularity and diffusion

Crosskeys is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Crosskeys occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Crosskeys are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Crosskeys is mostly concentrated in: East Sussex, where 80 percent live and Essex, where 20 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crosskey94303/
Croskeys948/
Krosskeys891/
Croskey881,639/
Crossky880/
Crasskey821/
Crouskey820/
Crosky8062/
Croske8046/
Crokey808/
Crokes802/
Crookes753,915/
Kroskey75126/
Crockey7558/
Craskey7546/
Crookey7525/
Crockes753/
Crosker752/
Croskie750/
Croke713,974/
Krosskei715/
Kroskeey711/
Croskett710/
Crosketh710/
Crooke672,975/
Craske671,442/
Krosky67326/
Kroske67160/
Crakes67118/
Krokys67117/
Croski6758/
Krokey6739/
Crokie6735/
Krokes6720/
Crocke6710/
Crasky672/
Crotke671/
Crooky671/
Crokay670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crosskeys
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