Crowther Surname

24,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Crowther 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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Crowther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,9211:5,616798
United States5,5291:65,5567,652
Australia2,3211:11,6311,709
Canada1,0591:34,7934,455
New Zealand5091:8,8971,535
South Africa4391:123,41214,564
Wales3231:9,5811,056
Nigeria3141:564,14927,398
Scotland2681:19,9772,333
Northern Ireland1961:9,4131,523
Ireland1451:32,4752,778
Israel771:111,13812,490
Venezuela581:520,7609,798
France521:1,277,360130,443
Jersey341:2,918527
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
India241:31,961,058386,265
Guernsey221:2,929767
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Norway111:467,48139,375
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,8461:2,756391
Wales1011:15,529923
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0111:49,6725,650

Crowther (170) may also be a first name.

Crowther 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

(A. - Celtic) Viol - Player: Fiddler [Middle English crouth(e, crowd(e, a viol, fiddle + the agential suff. -er: Celtic—cp. Welsh crwth, a bulge, a violin, and Gaelic cruit, a harp]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Fiddler” in Old English (Crouth).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

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

Crowther Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crowther is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Crowther.

How Common Is The Last Name Crowther? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,989th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 337,558 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Crowther reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. Crowther is also the 701,320th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 170 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 9,921 people, or 1 in 5,616. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Other than England Crowther exists in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Crowther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crowther has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Crowther last name increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 264 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crowther Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Crowther surname is primarily Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crowther surname are 17.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crowther earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 77.47% more than the national average, earning 614,190 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.99% more than the national average, earning R 441,984 per year; in United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $51,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crowthier944/
Crowtheir941/
Crowter93228/
Crawther8823/
Krowther886/
Crowhter883/
Crowtter880/
Crofter8029/
Crawter808/
Crafter671,462/
Krovter671/
Krawter670/
Krofter670/
Crafterz632/
Krafther631/
Krafter5335/
Kravter536/
Cravtre531/
Krubter530/

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