Crowder Surname

14,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Crowder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the crowder' or 'crowther,' a professional player on the crowd at fair or wedding feast 'Giga, a fiddle, a croud, a kit, a violin' (.Florio); compare Fiddler, Piper.

'The pipe, the tabor, and the trembling crowd.

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Crowder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,6331:10,7771,319
England2,0521:27,1533,706
Canada1,2361:29,8103,906
South Africa4011:135,10615,678
Australia3431:78,7059,179
Northern Ireland1381:13,3701,909
Argentina871:491,30436,372
Guernsey591:1,092205
Scotland351:152,9669,000
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Wales71:442,07621,198
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Panama71:558,8949,437
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France31:22,140,907385,998
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2001:20,3132,887
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5251:11,0981,444

Crowder (112) may also be a first name.

Crowder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the crowder' or 'crowther,' a professional player on the crowd at fair or wedding feast 'Giga, a fiddle, a croud, a kit, a violin' (.Florio); compare Fiddler, Piper.

'The pipe, the tabor, and the trembling crowd.' Spenser, Fairy Queen.

'But his eldre sone was in the feeld, and whanne he cam and neighede to the hous he herde a symfonye and a crowde': ( Wycliffe) Luke.

Richard le Cruder, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Katerina Crowder, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna Crouder, 1379: ibid.

Thomas le Crouder, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

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

= Crowther, q.v.

Sung hut by some blind crowder.- Fuller, Worthies, ii, 306.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who played a crowd, an ancient Celtic stringed instrument.

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

A player on the crowd, an ancient species of violin with six strings. (Irish cruit, Welsh crwth). In the West of England a small fiddle is still called a "crowdy-kit." It appears to have been a favourite instrument in Britain so early as the VI. cent. In Wickliffe's translation of the Bible, in Judges xi. 34, Jephthah's daughter is described as coming to meet her father "with tympans and croudis," i.e. with drums and fiddles. Way's Prompt. Parv.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Kroode; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Crowder: a player on the crowd, or fiddle; hence Crowther.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

The Crowthers have long been established in the district of Halifax: Brian Crowther, who died in 1607, left many bequests for the poor of that town (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Crowder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crowder is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Crowder? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crowder is the 14,591st most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 190,868 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Crowder live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 885,979th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 112 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 33,633 people, or 1 in 10,777. In The United States Crowder is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Crowder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crowder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crowder last name expanded 743 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crowder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Crowder surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crowder last name are 15.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Crowder earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning R 253,956 per year; in United States they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $40,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $49,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrowder936/
Croweder934/
Crowdwer933/
Crowdeer932/
Crowderr932/
Carowder932/
Crowdere931/
Crowdher931/
Craowder931/
Croowder930/
Croder9217/
Crowdr920/
Crwder920/
Crowter86228/
Growder8683/
Crouder8642/
Croyder8626/
Crawder8611/
Crodero869/
Krowder866/
Corwder866/
Cruwder864/
Crodwer862/
Croeder862/
Crowdor862/
Croider862/
Crooder861/
Carwder861/
Crodeer861/
Crwoder861/
Caroder861/
Crodera861/
Crowdry860/
Chroder860/
Crodder860/
Crder833/
Chroeder8020/
Crodeiro8013/
Crowhter803/
Corodero802/
Creweder801/
Croderio801/
Crowtaer801/
Crodeira801/
Croueder800/
Crowterw800/
Crowtter800/
Chrodera800/
Crider7714,370/
Corder7710,876/
Carder779,100/
Crader771,733/
Cryder77930/
Groder77367/
Kroder77295/
Cruder77282/
Creder7791/
Croter7717/
Crdero776/
Crhder771/
Curder771/
Corodeiro752/
Chrwdhery751/
Chreoeder751/
Carodeiro751/
Crdr731/
Cordero71370,549/
Cordery712,391/
Cordera712,111/
Cardero711,898/
Credeur711,559/
Crouter71330/
Cardera71289/
Carderi71283/
Cardeur71207/
Corderi71184/
Cradeur71176/
Creider71118/
Krooder71100/
Crauder7178/
Crudder7166/
Creduer7130/
Croiter7123/
Craider7122/
Crotter7115/
Creader7112/
Crodara7112/
Crayder7111/
Cordeir7111/
Corderí7111/
Grooder7110/
Crawter718/
Credere718/
Chrader718/
Crotero718/
Crdeiro717/
Kuroder715/
Curdero714/
Cordeur713/
Crieder713/
Cordeor713/
Chreder712/
Chrowdhury712/
Cradder712/
Craduer712/
Corderu712/
Cridder712/
Crodray712/
Creeder712/
Courder712/
Córdero712/
Krodere712/
Cardery711/
Chrider711/
Cardder711/
Carider711/
Carader711/
Chorder711/
Criider711/
Cordere711/
Corderr711/
Cordwer711/
Corider711/
Cortwer711/
Credear711/
Groeder711/
Kroeder711/
Cardere711/
Crawdar711/
Croetor711/
Cardeer711/
Credera711/
Corderó711/
Cradher711/
Crotera711/
Corduer710/
Cardear710/
Croudar710/
Cordter710/
Grouder710/
Chruder710/
Groider710/
Kreoder710/
Croteer710/
Krewder710/
Crooter710/
Chrodar710/
Cridere710/
Coorder710/
Crewter710/
Krouder710/
Cartwer710/
Grawder710/
Cardeira671,086/
Corderoy67615/
Cordeira67503/
Cardieri67188/
Corderia67118/
Corderio6792/
Croutear6756/
Corderro6726/
Coredero6724/
Creadeur6723/
Kordower6719/
Corderey6717/
Gordower6713/
Crter6711/
Carderao679/
Corrdero677/
Cordiere676/
Corderre675/
Corddero675/
Cordieri675/
Cuardero675/
Corderoo674/
Cordiera674/
Cardiere674/
Groudera673/
Cordeior673/
Gorodero673/
Cordereo673/
Correder673/
Cordeiri673/
Coordero673/
Coradero672/
Corrodar672/
Criduera672/
Carrider672/
Chreider672/
Corodora672/
Corderie672/
Chroeter672/
Carodori671/
Croetoru671/
Cordeire671/
Cordeiru671/
Corderiu671/
Corderoi671/
Corederi671/
Corrider671/
Crawdrey671/
Credeaur671/
Groderio671/
Grder671/
Crdeiraa671/
Keeroder671/
Kirowaderha671/
Krodr671/
Gartower671/
Gorodere671/
Carderai671/
Carderie671/
Carotero671/
Croitero671/
Coridero671/
Cordierr671/
Coerdero671/
Coredera671/
Corrdera671/
Credeira671/
Carderey670/
Crowtree670/
Groddeir670/
Carwater670/
Corrodor670/
Cordoyer670/
Cowerter670/
Careader670/
Courdery670/
Cardr670/
Craderia670/
Crottery670/

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