Crossley Surname

22,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Crossley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crossley.' This is a great West Riding surname, and is found there five centuries ago, but I have not discovered the precise spot that gave birth to it.

Johannes de Crosselay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Crossley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,3241:5,397753
United States7,9741:45,4555,543
Australia2,6351:10,2451,522
Canada1,3261:27,7873,685
South Africa3861:140,35716,160
Northern Ireland3571:5,168978
New Zealand2851:15,8892,773
Scotland2791:19,1892,260
Wales2411:12,8401,418
Jamaica1201:23,9161,959
France701:948,896108,010
Spain541:865,77834,484
Chile371:476,12112,335
Isle of Man371:2,320450
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Saint Kitts and Nevis261:2,123347
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Norway71:734,61250,907
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Malta41:107,5681,849
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland851:52,1164,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,1181:3,003431
Scotland891:42,0593,125
Wales381:41,2742,182
Guernsey61:5,443949
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0471:47,9645,485

Crossley (93) may also be a first name.

Crossley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crossley.' This is a great West Riding surname, and is found there five centuries ago, but I have not discovered the precise spot that gave birth to it.

Johannes de Crosselay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Crosselay, 1379: ibid.

The same record (p. 189) registers the following inhabitants of Stansfield (Halifax), where the surname is now so strong—Isabella Groslee, Elena Crossle, Thomas Grosseleys, Johannes Grosles. The change of initial from 'C' to 'G' and vice versa is common; compare Crandidge for Grandage, also a Yorkshire instance.

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

= Crosley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who lived at the glade, or meadow, by the cross.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Crossleys of Scaitcliffe, co. Lancaster, anciently Del Croslegh, are of unknown antiquity. B.L.G. I find no locality so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Crosslee; Renfrew.

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

Crossley is the name of an ancient gentle family of Todmorden during the 14th and loth centuries and of Scaitcliffe since the reign of Elizabeth (B.). The name was well established in the parish of Rochdale during the 16th century (F.).

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

Crossley Last Name Facts

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

Crossley (Arabic: كروسلي) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crossley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,198th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 297,609 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Crossley reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. Crossley is also the 986,211th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 93 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 10,324 people, or 1 in 5,397. In England Crossley is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent are found and Lancashire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England Crossley occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Crossley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crossley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Crossley last name grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 762 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 634 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 66 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crossley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Crossley surname is predominantly Anglican (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crossley last name are 10.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crossley earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.66% more than the national average, earning 438,357 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.13% more than the national average, earning R 323,508 per year; in United States they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $43,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $53,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Crossley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crossley in the Arabic language
كروسليkrwsly-

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