Crotty Surname

53,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Crotty Surname Definition:

Ó Crotaigh Originally of Thomond they migrated to east Munster. MIF 76; Map Wat

Crotty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7131:63,4457,435
Ireland1,2321:3,822659
Australia1,0491:25,7353,505
England8091:68,8737,956
Canada3301:111,65311,929
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
Wales581:53,3544,894
Northern Ireland501:36,9013,535
France371:1,795,209158,669
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9381:4,723804
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Wales281:56,0152,800
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0741:46,7595,371

Crotty (13) may also be a first name.

Crotty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Crotaigh Originally of Thomond they migrated to east Munster. MIF 76; Map Wat

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Crotach (hunchbacked).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Crotty Last Name Facts

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

Crotty is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crotty? popularity and diffusion

Crotty is the 53,490th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 763,494 people. The last name Crotty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Crotty live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Crotty is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The last name Crotty is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,713 people, or 1 in 63,445. In The United States Crotty is most frequent in: New York, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Crotty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crotty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 131 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 618 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crotty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crotty last name are 5.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crotty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.27% more than the national average, earning R 397,488 per year; in United States they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $50,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $49,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crottey9217/
Ccrotty921/
Dcrotty921/
Crottys920/
Crottay920/
Croty914/
Crotti838,802/
Crotta831,220/
Cratty831,036/
Crotte83318/
Crotet83215/
Crotoy839/
Crutty833/
Krotty833/
Crooty831/
Crothy831/
Crotté831/
Crouty830/
Crotey830/
Crottet77163/
Croutte77142/
Crottie7762/
Crossty7747/
Crotter7715/
Crottes7710/
Crostti771/
Krottey771/
Crostet771/
Crottis771/
Crottès771/
Crostey770/
Crattey770/
Crouthy770/
Croti73169/
Crote7360/
Craty7325/
Cruty7325/
Crota735/
Crostedt711/
Crosstey711/
Crosti67234/
Croote67199/
Croute67123/
Crutti6754/
Krotta6751/
Croste6726/
Krutty6721/
Kratty6719/
Cratit6717/
Croter6717/
Krotey6717/
Cratte678/
Crotez677/
Crotes677/
Croteu677/
Crôtte675/
Crothe674/
Crotea673/
Crotis672/
Cratiy672/
Croustets671/
Crotés671/
Krouty671/
Cratey671/
Crotha671/
Krotte671/
Crouta671/
Chraty671/
Cratta670/
Crohte670/
Crotie670/
Crathy670/
Creuty670/
Cratys670/
Crutte670/

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Crotty Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crotty
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