Crotch Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Crotch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cross'; v. Crouch. This variant seems to have belonged to the southeastern counties. Crouch or cross, formed like Kirkman and Bridgman; v. Crossman, and compare Crotch with Cross.

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Crotch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:497,48331,781
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Crotch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cross'; v. Crouch. This variant seems to have belonged to the southeastern counties. Crouch or cross, formed like Kirkman and Bridgman; v. Crossman, and compare Crotch with Cross.

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

= Crouch, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Crotch Last Name Facts

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

Crotch is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crotch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Crotch reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 497,483. In England it is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 43 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

Crotch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crotch has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crotch Last Name Statistics demography

Crotch earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croutch92439/
Croth9163/
Croch9129/
Croutsch8645/
Crouch8350,559/
Crutch83667/
Croche83372/
Cratch83285/
Crouth83109/
Crooch8368/
Crosch8316/
Krotch837/
Crothe834/
Croths830/
Crosth830/
Crooth830/
Crot80676/
Croc80578/
Croutsche8089/
Croh8061/
Croustche801/
Kroetch77247/
Crouche77213/
Krotsch77138/
Krotche7746/
Kroutch7723/
Kckroth771/
Cruoche771/
Crutche771/
Crosche771/
Crochts771/
Croucht771/
Croutsh770/
Crutchs770/
Crossch770/
Croythe770/
Croce7323,937/
Croci7311,605/
Kroth733,585/
Crout731,642/
Croot731,229/
Crotz73646/
Crost73598/
Crott73347/
Kroch73292/
Crots73241/
Crooc73199/
Cruth73136/
Crote7360/
Crath7336/
Crosh7331/
Crohe7326/
Crach7313/
Crouc739/
Croyt737/
Ckroh735/
Croit733/
Crosc732/
Crouh732/
Croph731/
Croha731/
Krotc731/
Croic731/
Crohs730/
Krotzsch7150/
Kroitsch7111/
Krotscht711/
Crotts673,153/
Krosch67934/
Cro67899/
Krouch67531/
Crotte67318/
Krouth67232/
Croote67199/
Croute67123/
Croutz67104/
Kroitzsch6793/
Krothe6790/
Kratch6786/
Kroich6768/
Crouts6763/
Croyts6760/
Kruoch6753/
Krutch6753/
Croste6726/
Krooth6722/
Crosts6711/
Crauch678/
Croitz678/
Croush677/
Crouce677/
Kroche674/
Krotsh673/
Kroych672/
Croust672/
Krocht671/
Crodts671/
Croots671/
Crousc671/
Croutt671/
Crouzh671/
Cracht671/
Crottz671/
Kroutsche671/
Krotkh671/
Crouët671/
Kroith671/
Crohte670/
Crouph670/
Crotze670/

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