Crowther Surname
Approximately 21,589 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCrowther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,921 | 1:5,616 | 798 |
| United States | 5,529 | 1:65,556 | 7,652 |
| Australia | 2,321 | 1:11,631 | 1,709 |
| Canada | 1,059 | 1:34,793 | 4,455 |
| New Zealand | 509 | 1:8,897 | 1,535 |
| South Africa | 439 | 1:123,412 | 14,564 |
| Wales | 323 | 1:9,581 | 1,056 |
| Nigeria | 314 | 1:564,149 | 27,398 |
| Scotland | 268 | 1:19,977 | 2,333 |
| Northern Ireland | 196 | 1:9,413 | 1,523 |
| Ireland | 145 | 1:32,475 | 2,778 |
| Israel | 77 | 1:111,138 | 12,490 |
| Venezuela | 58 | 1:520,760 | 9,798 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| Jersey | 34 | 1:2,918 | 527 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 55 | 1:80,543 | 5,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,846 | 1:2,756 | 391 |
| Wales | 101 | 1:15,529 | 923 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,011 | 1:49,672 | 5,650 |
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. - 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]
“Fiddler” in Old English (Crouth).
(English) One who played a crowd, an ancient Celtic stringed instrument.
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.).
Crowther Demographics
Average Male Crowther Height
176.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Crowther Reference & Research
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