Crowle Surname

303,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Crowle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crowle,' a parish in Lincolnshire Curie seems to have been an early corruption.

Robert de Croule, Worcestershire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Cryul Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Crowle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4631:120,34112,187
Australia3271:82,5569,565
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Canada1121:328,97830,038
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Wales471:65,8415,810
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3061:79,6588,587
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Crowlé (1) are calculated separately.

Crowle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crowle,' a parish in Lincolnshire Curie seems to have been an early corruption.

Robert de Croule, Worcestershire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Cryul Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas de Curie, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Crull 1379: ibid.

Thomas de Crull, 1379: ibid.

Henricus Curie, 1379: ibid.

Richard de Crowell. or Richard de Crol, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English). belonging to Crowle (Worc.; Lincs) = the Saffron-Lea [Old English croh, saffron + leáh] The Worcestershire Crowle occurs in Anglo-Saxon charters as Crogleáh and Crohleáh. The Lincolnshire Crowle has prob. the same origin, but the possibility of the first element in the latter representing Old English cráwe, 'a crow,' must not be over­looked. Cp. Crowley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Crowle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crowle is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Crowlé. For other potential spellings of Crowle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crowle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 303,202nd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,825,376 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Crowle reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Crowle is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 120,341. In England Crowle is most frequent in: Cornwall, where 51 percent reside, Devon, where 8 percent reside and Somerset, where 6 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Crowle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crowle has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,942 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crowle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Crowle surname are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crowle earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.04% more than the national average, earning $63,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $54,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crowlé941/
Crowley9267,679/
Crowler9221/
Crowlie9215/
Crowlet922/
Crowlee921/
Crowlle920/
Crowele920/
Crowl914,366/
Crowelle8616/
Crowlley863/
Kcrowley861/
Chrowley861/
Crouwlee861/
Scrowley860/
Chrowler860/
Crowlees860/
Crowel83354/
Crowly83151/
Crowll8313/
Crawle833/
Krowle830/
Croble830/
Crouwl830/
Crewle830/
Crawley7729,511/
Crowell7726,646/
Krowles7730/
Crawlle778/
Krowley777/
Crawlet775/
Krowele773/
Crawles772/
Crawlie772/
Crowlay772/
Crewley772/
Ckrowel771/
Croweil771/
Crovley770/
Crowlly770/
Krowler770/
Crouble770/
Srowley770/
Jrowles770/
Crowhil770/
Crosweller7563/
Crosswhile751/
Crawl73417/
Krowl73181/
Croville71176/
Schroble719/
Crovelle714/
Krouwele713/
Craawley712/
Krowehle711/
Crawleys711/
Scrawley711/
Crossweller711/
Crowlish710/
Hcrowell710/
Crawelle710/
Crable671,246/
Cruble67105/
Krowel6799/
Crosville6773/
Crawly6739/
Crovel6712/
Srawle676/
Krowly676/
Krowll672/
D'Crowell671/
Crawli671/
Crawel671/
Cravle671/
Crouville671/
Crevle670/
Crewly670/
Craswelle670/

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