Crosswell Surname

222,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Crosswell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cross-well,' from residence thereby; v. Crosweller.

1669. Married — John Crosswell and Lydia Gregory: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Crosswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4971:54,3176,671
United States4311:840,97264,213
England3961:140,70213,671
New Zealand2771:16,3482,848
Mexico811:1,532,42216,423
Jamaica531:54,1503,046
Canada491:751,95159,756
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Crosswell (111) may also be a first name.

Crosswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cross-well,' from residence thereby; v. Crosweller.

1669. Married — John Crosswell and Lydia Gregory: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at the Well of the Cross [Middle English cros, Old Norse kross + Middle English welle, Old English wielle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In the middle ages, when many wells were deemed sacred, crosses were often erected near them, to denote their sanctity. A resident near such a spot would readily acquire the surname of Atte Cross-well, which would afterwards modify itself to Crossweller. See English Surn. i. 90.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A cross erected near a well. John at the Cross—well became John Crosswell.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Crosswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crosswell occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crosswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Crosswell is the 222,049th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,969,252 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Crosswell live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 890,531st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 111 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 54,317. In Australia Crosswell is primarily found in: Tasmania, where 50 percent reside, Queensland, where 26 percent reside and Western Australia, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Australia this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Crosswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crosswell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crosswell last name grew 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crosswell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crosswell surname are 34.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.01% being registered with the political party.

The amount Crosswell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning R 312,000 per year; in United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.45% less than the national average, earning $41,014 CAD per year.

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