Crowley Surname

8,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Crowley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crowley,' a township in the parish of Great Budworth, Cheshire But this cannot be the parent of the extraordinary number of Crowleys in the States. In the Boston list are 22 Michaels, 19 Patricks, 39 Timothys, 17 Dennises, 17 Corneliuses, and 33 Daniels.

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Crowley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States43,5931:8,315991
Ireland8,5131:55389
England6,0771:9,1691,339
Australia4,3921:6,147893
Canada2,1231:17,3552,483
Wales6491:4,768517
South Africa6321:85,72410,549
New Zealand6261:7,2341,233
Scotland1361:39,3663,718
Northern Ireland1221:15,1232,057
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Spain831:563,27826,988
Mexico611:2,034,85618,943
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
France441:1,509,607143,950
Israel291:295,09125,768
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Jersey201:4,960981
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Malta181:23,9041,289
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Norway91:571,36544,190
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
China91:151,924,6187,954
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Belize11:355,4743,977
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5,6851:779126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5091:16,1532,374
Wales3791:4,138290
Scotland341:110,0955,249
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5181:4,775592

Crowley (160) may also be a first name.

Crowley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crowley,' a township in the parish of Great Budworth, Cheshire But this cannot be the parent of the extraordinary number of Crowleys in the States. In the Boston list are 22 Michaels, 19 Patricks, 39 Timothys, 17 Dennises, 17 Corneliuses, and 33 Daniels. Thus it is clear that the vast majority of the American Crowleys are of Irish descent; compare Crawley.

John Crowley, of Northwich, 1680: Wills at Chester.

1615. Baptised — Winifred, d. Richard Crowley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1796. Married — John Grubb Crowley and Rebecca Ragless: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Current. Lower cites Crowley in county Chester.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Crowley, or Dweller at the Crow-Lea [O.E, cráwe + leáh) Cp. Crawley and Crowle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Cruadhlaoich Migrated from Moylurg (Co.

Roscommon) to become a leading Co. Cork sept. IF 100; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of Roghallach; grandson of Gruadhlaoch (tough hero).

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

A township in co. Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crowley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crowley (Arabic: كراولي) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crowley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,418th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 107,678 people. Crowley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Crowley live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 725,185th most common first name throughout the world, held by 160 people.

The surname Crowley is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 43,593 people, or 1 in 8,315. In The United States Crowley is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 13 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Crowley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crowley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crowley last name rose 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 403 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crowley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Crowley last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Crowley are 1.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.47% registered with the party.

The amount Crowley earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning 276,796 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.1% less than the national average, earning R 196,992 per year; in United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $53,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crowlley933/
Chrowley931/
Crowleyy931/
Crowleya931/
Kcrowley931/
Crowle921,251/
Crowly92151/
Crawley8629,511/
Crowler8621/
Crowlie8615/
Krowley867/
Crowlay862/
Crowlet862/
Crowlee861/
Crovley860/
Crowlly860/
Crowlle860/
Crowelle8016/
Craawley802/
Crawleys801/
Crouwlee801/
Crowlees800/
Crawly7739/
Krowly776/
Crawle773/
Crowlé771/
Krowle770/
Croble770/
Crawleyii752/
Crosweller7163/
Krowles7130/
Crawlle718/
Crawlet715/
Crawlay713/
Crawlie712/
Crawles712/
Crawlye711/
Crabley711/
Crubley711/
Krawley711/
Cravley711/
Krowler710/
Crouble710/
Crossweller671/
Crowlish670/

Crowley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crowley in the Arabic language
كراوليkrawly-
كروليkrwly-

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Crowley Reference & Research

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