Crowhurst Surname

102,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Crowhurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crowhurst,' (1) a parish in Surrey, four miles from Godstone; (a) a parish in Sussex, three miles from Battle.

Walter de Crohcret, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1777.

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Crowhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0431:27,2733,716
Australia1,4581:18,5162,579
United States4821:751,98958,734
Canada2581:142,81214,673
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Wales481:64,4695,713
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4011:17,3992,526
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Crowhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crowhurst,' (1) a parish in Surrey, four miles from Godstone; (a) a parish in Sussex, three miles from Battle.

Walter de Crohcret, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1777. Married — William Ansell and Mary Crowhurst: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(ling.) belonging to Crowhurst, or Dweller at the Crow-Wood [Old English cráwe, a crow + hyrst, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Sussex and Surrey, the former of which hadland-owners of its own name temp. Edw. I. Crowherst. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Surrey.

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

The Crowhursts derive their name from parishes of that name in the adjacent counties of Surrey and Sussex.

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

Crowhurst Last Name Facts

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

Crowhurst occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Crowhurst? popularity and diffusion

Crowhurst is the 102,147th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,578,758 people. The surname Crowhurst is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Crowhurst reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Crowhurst is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,043 people, or 1 in 27,273. In England Crowhurst is most common in: Kent, where 16 percent live, East Sussex, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Excluding England Crowhurst exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Crowhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crowhurst has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,555 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 960 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 671 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crowhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Crowhurst last name are 15.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crowhurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.09% more than the national average, earning R 380,436 per year; in United States they earn 22.07% more than the national average, earning $52,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.47% less than the national average, earning $45,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corowhurst950/
Crawhurst897/
Crewhurst891/
Carrhurst781/
Crhrist751/
Craighurst744/
Crorsett710/
Carhorst710/
Krorst670/

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