Crosthwaite Surname

161,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Crosthwaite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosthwaite,' a parish in Cumberland, also a chapelry in Westmorland; v. Thwaites. As usual, the suffix -thwaite has become -while; compare Applewhite, Hebblewhite, &c.

John de Crostweyt, Norfolk, 1273.

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Crosthwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8341:434,60337,429
England6911:80,6348,960
Australia5601:48,2076,023
Mexico1911:649,87510,382
Scotland1181:45,3714,059
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Panama831:47,1362,335
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
France171:3,907,219231,005
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Wales71:442,07621,198
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4781:50,9946,193
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Crosthwaite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crosthwaite,' a parish in Cumberland, also a chapelry in Westmorland; v. Thwaites. As usual, the suffix -thwaite has become -while; compare Applewhite, Hebblewhite, &c.

John de Crostweyt, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gawin Crostwat, Cistercian, 1534: Register of the University of Oxford.

Richard Crosthwaite, of Kirkby Kendall, 1729: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1721. Baptised — James, s. of Mr. Crosthwaite: St. Mary, Ulverston.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Cros(s)- thwaite = the Clearing of the Cross [Old Norse kross + þveit, a clearing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Cumberland, and a chapelry in co. Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crosthwaite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crosthwaite is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crosthwaite? popularity and diffusion

The surname Crosthwaite is the 161,359th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,700,091 people. The last name Crosthwaite is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Crosthwaite reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Crosthwaite is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 834 people, or 1 in 434,603. In The United States Crosthwaite is primarily found in: California, where 37 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and Kentucky, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 21 percent reside.

Crosthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crosthwaite has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,895 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crosthwaite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Crosthwaite surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crosthwaite surname are 22.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Crosthwaite earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning R 221,700 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.73% less than the national average, earning $15,499,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,373 CAD per year.

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