Croswell Surname

226,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Croswell 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.

Croswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2871:281,63126,245
Canada3921:93,99410,267
Australia481:562,41041,290
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England171:3,277,533109,658
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:154,04514,218

Croswell (95) may also be a first name.

Croswell 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

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

Croswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croswell is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Croswell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,403rd most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,064,443 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Croswell are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Croswell is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 95 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,287 people, or 1 in 281,631. In The United States Croswell is most frequent in: Ohio, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Croswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Croswell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 395 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Croswell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Croswell surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Croswell last name are 12.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Croswell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.33% more than the national average, earning R 478,428 per year; in United States they earn 2.46% less than the national average, earning $42,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $47,336 CAD per year.

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