Croton Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Croton Surname Definition:

Crowton, a parish in Cheshire.

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Croton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:216,80218,442
Australia981:275,46624,785
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Barbados21:143,7241,981
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Croton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Crowton, a parish in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

The surname Croton originates from the village of Croughton in Northamptonshire. It is located in the south of the county just over the border from Buckinghamshire. As late as the 18th century it was spelt Croton or Crowton in official documents (see National Archives).

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Croton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croton occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Croton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Croton is the 598,302nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Croton are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

Croton is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 216,802. In England Croton is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 15 percent reside and Devon, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and New Zealand, where 14 percent reside.

Croton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Croton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Croton last name rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 3 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Croton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Croton last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Croton surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Croton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.3% more than the national average, earning $51,477 USD per year.

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