Crowe Surname
Approximately 68,469 people bear this surname
Crowe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the crow,' from some fancied resemblance; compare Rook, Nightingale, Sparrow, Raven, &c.
Ralph Crawe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Geoffrey Crowe, Norfolk, ibid.
John Crawe, Suffolk .
Read More About This SurnameCrowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40,441 | 1:8,963 | 1,082 |
| England | 8,029 | 1:6,940 | 1,011 |
| Australia | 7,744 | 1:3,486 | 493 |
| Canada | 4,669 | 1:7,892 | 1,163 |
| Ireland | 2,974 | 1:1,583 | 319 |
| Scotland | 916 | 1:5,845 | 947 |
| Northern Ireland | 905 | 1:2,039 | 417 |
| New Zealand | 811 | 1:5,584 | 909 |
| South Africa | 439 | 1:123,412 | 14,564 |
| Israel | 244 | 1:35,072 | 4,895 |
| Wales | 206 | 1:15,022 | 1,642 |
| Isle of Man | 183 | 1:469 | 42 |
| Thailand | 134 | 1:527,152 | 91,366 |
| Jamaica | 121 | 1:23,719 | 1,948 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 40 | 1:34,099 | 3,409 |
| Switzerland | 39 | 1:210,588 | 18,223 |
| Grenada | 27 | 1:4,020 | 548 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Cayman Islands | 21 | 1:3,043 | 397 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 20 | 1:5,519 | 844 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,190 | 1:2,023 | 381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,588 | 1:9,419 | 1,411 |
| Scotland | 233 | 1:16,065 | 1,746 |
| Isle of Man | 130 | 1:417 | 84 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:32,675 | 1,788 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,369 | 1:36,683 | 4,348 |
The alternate forms: Crowé (1) are calculated separately.
Crowe (88) may also be a first name.
Crowe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the crow,' from some fancied resemblance; compare Rook, Nightingale, Sparrow, Raven, &c.
Ralph Crawe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Geoffrey Crowe, Norfolk, ibid.
John Crawe, Suffolk .ibid.
Walrann Crowe, Suffolk, ibid.
William Croe, Suffolk, ibid.
Hugh Crowe, Somerset, , 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Adam Croe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1431. William Crawe, vicar of Wigenhale, St. Peter's, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
Philip Crowe, Norfolk, 1307: ibid.
1717. Buried — Richard Crowe, Norfolk s ibid.
1794. Married — John Crowe and Christian Doddo: St. George, Hanover Square.
John Crow and Thomas Crow, laics of the diocese of Dunblane, in record, 1470 (Scon, p. 194). Magnus Crow, a follower of Walter Ross of Morange, 1596 (RPC., V, p. 304), may have derived his name from Croy, Inverness-shire. James Crow, tailor, received freedom of the burgh of Dysart, 1602 (Dysart, p. 43). Alexander Crow in Bogjarg, 1668 (Brechin), and Mellis Crow, ferrier in Newton, 1781 (Kirkcudbright). The chemical knowledge of James Crow (c. 1800—1859), born in Scotland, vastly improved the methods of distilling whisky and founded the great distilling industry of Kentucky. See also Choy.
(English) a nickname, or sign-name, from the Crow [Middle English crowe, crawe, Old English cráwe] John Crawe.—Hundred Rolls Geoffrey Crowe.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Dweller at the sign of the crow; one thought to possess the characteristics of a crow.
From the bird, like Raven, Rook, &c. We find it written Craw in the H.R., where also we meet with Crawenest or Crow's-nest.
From crou, crow, a cross.
Is a translation of Mac Fiachain, 'Fiachan's Son', the personal name Fiachan meaning 'Crow'.
On the inscribed crosses we find Feaac, ufaac or O'FAAC, i.e., probably Ua Feic, 'The Descendants of Fiac', and (Ma)lfiaac, possibly Mal-fiach, 'Prince-raven'.
Fiachan is the diminutive of Fiac.
The MacFiachains were one of the minor families of the English Pale who complied with the Statute 5 Edward IV., by which it was enacted ‘that every Irishman that dwells betwixt or amongst Englishmen . . . shall take to Mm an English surname.' 'In obedience to this law, ' says Harris, ‘the Shanachs took the name of Foxes; the Mac-an-Gabhans, of Smiths; . . . and many others; the said words being only literal translations from the Irish into the English language.'
(English), Crow. John Crowe came to New England in 1635, and settled in Yarmouth. He was representative to the Colony Court, and a magistrate. His descendants changed the name to Crowell. (variant: Corbet and Roscrow.)
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Crowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Crowe is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Crowé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Crowe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,328th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 106,436 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Crowe live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 88 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 40,441 people, or 1 in 8,963. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 12 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 90 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Crowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Crowe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Crowe last name increased 2,954 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crowe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Crowe last name are 21.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.73% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Crowe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning 379,359 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning R 266,364 per year; in United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,931 CAD per year.
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