Crosweller Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Crosweller Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the cross-weller,' one who resided by the cross-well. Mr. Lower writes, 'In the middle ages, when many wells were deemed sacred, crosses were often erected near them, to denote their sanctity.

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Crosweller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Crosweller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the cross-weller,' one who resided by the cross-well. Mr. Lower writes, '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' (Patronymica Britannica). There can be no doubt that Crossweller means one who dwelt beside the cross-well; compare Bridger, Crosser, Bridgman, Crossman, &c. With the variant Crassweller, compare Craswell for Crosswell.

1554. William Carewe and Joanna Cresweller: Marriage Lic.(London).

1700. Married — James Hales and Catherine Craswell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1805;. — James Crassweller and Elizabeth Bleach: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) = Cros(s)well (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Crosweller Last Name Facts

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

Crosweller is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Crosweller click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crosweller? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Crosweller are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 38 percent live, East Sussex, where 22 percent live and West Sussex, where 19 percent live. Not including England Crosweller occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent live and New Zealand, where 16 percent live.

Crosweller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crosweller has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Crosweller surname increased 285 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crossweller951/
Crasweller903/
Crowelle8916/
Crassweller86199/
Cressweller864/
Craswelle840/
Crowler8221/
Crowlle820/
Crowlley783/
Crosswhiler760/
Crasswelles760/
Crowle751,251/
Crowleysr741/
Crowley7167,679/
Crawler7156/
Crawlle718/
Crosble715/
Crowlet712/
Crowlee711/
Krowler710/
Crowlly710/
Kcrowley671/
Crabelle671/
Crouwlee671/
Crowlees670/

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