Croxford Surname

144,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Croxford Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at Croc’s or Krók's Ford [v. under Crooks; O.E. ford]

Croxford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3731:40,5815,218
Australia6851:39,4105,101
United States5291:685,17854,430
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Northern Ireland801:23,0632,647
Canada581:635,26952,014
Wales501:61,8915,534
Scotland431:124,5077,876
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
China51:273,464,31313,838
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6651:36,6554,766
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Croxford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at Croc’s or Krók's Ford [v. under Crooks; O.E. ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Croxford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croxford is most common in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Croxford.

How Common Is The Last Name Croxford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,085th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,362,252 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Croxford live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,373 people, or 1 in 40,581. In England Croxford is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Essex, where 5 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 5 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Croxford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Croxford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Croxford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Croxford last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Croxford last name are 0.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Croxford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 140.65% more than the national average, earning R 571,884 per year; in United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $47,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croxfor931/
Craxford8890/
Corxford881/
Crosford880/
Crexford880/
Croxferd880/
Crossford8218/
Crochford822/
Crocksford782/
Crasford750/
Craxferd750/
Craswford711/

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