Croy Surname

68,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Croy Surname Definition:

Most probably from the hamlet of the name in Inverness-shire. John de Croye, clerk in Scotland, had a safe conduct in 1359 (CSR., I, p. 133). Alexander Croye is recorded in Murthlac, 1550 (Illus., II, p. 261), Johnne Croy was a follower of Walter Ross of Morange, 1596 (RPC.

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Croy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5251:65,6037,657
South Africa4771:113,58013,626
Canada2361:156,12515,843
Scotland1651:32,4473,250
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
France1231:540,02273,838
Germany1171:688,08152,903
England1131:493,08031,588
Cambodia891:174,0132,903
Australia641:421,80833,593
Austria491:173,78422,520
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1421:26,3612,369
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7791:64,4667,026

The alternate forms: Croÿ (3) are calculated separately.

Croy (197) may also be a first name.

Croy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably from the hamlet of the name in Inverness-shire. John de Croye, clerk in Scotland, had a safe conduct in 1359 (CSR., I, p. 133). Alexander Croye is recorded in Murthlac, 1550 (Illus., II, p. 261), Johnne Croy was a follower of Walter Ross of Morange, 1596 (RPC., V, p. 304), and John Croy was merchant in Dundee, 1694 (Brechin). Margaret Croy in Burnsyde of Ballformow, 1652 Dunblane). The name is also found in Shetland.

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

Croy Last Name Facts

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

Croy occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as: Croÿ. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Croy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,916th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,011,878 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Croy are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 197 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,525 people, or 1 in 65,603. In The United States Croy is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Croy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Croy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 709 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Croy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Croy last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Croy surname are 18.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Croy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning R 197,556 per year; in United States they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $42,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $48,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croÿ923/
Chroy89452/
Crooy89105/
Crouy8968/
Croye8944/
Croya8926/
Scroy8923/
Croys8915/
Croyt897/
Croyd891/
Croyé891/
Croiy891/
Cro86899/
Cry86529/
Schroy80221/
Croyet80113/
Croyts8060/
Crouhy8058/
Crioyo8012/
Chroya8010/
Croyie802/
Chrouy801/
Crouya801/
Crouye801/
Croyha801/
Cros7516,266/
Cray755,483/
Crye75945/
Crot75676/
Scro75512/
Crop75453/
Crey75278/
Kroy75264/
Croz75264/
Croo75169/
Croe75134/
Crou75106/
Crys7595/
Sroy7593/
Cruy7576/
Croh7561/
Croj7544/
Crio7543/
Chry7541/
Cryz7527/
Croi7522/
Croa7522/
Crho7518/
Cryt7517/
Cryy7515/
Chro7511/
Jroy755/
Qroy753/
Cryo752/
Cryh752/
Dcry752/
Criy752/
Crzy752/
Ckro752/
Zroy751/
Cryd751/
Zcry751/
Ccro751/
Csro751/
Cryi751/
Dcro751/
Crry750/
Crod750/
Crgo750/
Croyeau736/
Cross67176,622/
Crowe6768,469/
Croos677,072/
Crous676,315/
Cropp672,783/
Crout671,642/
Croot671,229/
Croux671,155/
Crays67707/
Crost67598/
Croop67409/
Craye67359/
Crott67347/
Chray67332/
Shroy67310/
Croue67296/
Kroya67281/
Crots67241/
Croud67232/
Crayo67223/
Schro67191/
Cruys67181/
Krroy67176/
Cruyt67170/
Schry67144/
Scray67138/
Sroya67134/
Croup67117/
Chrys67107/
Cryts67104/
Crujo67104/
Crroj6798/
Cropf6782/
Crois6765/
Croth6763/
Croia6756/
Chryć6754/
Quroy6750/
Croué6745/
Crosh6731/
Cryst6730/
Srhoy6730/
Croch6729/
Tchro6727/
Chrey6726/
Crohe6726/
Crouz6725/
Crejo6725/
Scroi6723/
Creio6721/
Crooz6717/
Kroye6710/
Crroi679/
Craay679/
Criyo679/
Sroyo678/
Sruoy678/
Crosz678/
Chrry677/
Crouÿ677/
Crayé677/
Crytz676/
Cruye676/
Chros676/
Craiy675/
Ckroh675/
Crayt674/
Krouy674/
Creys674/
Croje674/
Chroi674/
Kroyt674/
Croii673/
Crayz673/
Chryz673/
Croit673/
Crayi673/
Kroyd673/
Screy672/
Zroya672/
Chrou672/
Crosp672/
Crouh672/
Crozz672/
Dcruy672/
Scroh672/
Creyo672/
Creye672/
Kroyo672/
Crijo672/
Crhoň672/
Criya672/
Croyeaux672/
Khroy671/
Chrhy671/
Creuy671/
Croja671/
Crojj671/
Croph671/
Crray671/
Cruyz671/
Crych671/
Cryja671/
Cryzt671/
Crahy671/
Crayy671/
Creey671/
Dcroo671/
Scrry671/
Srouy671/
Croha671/
Crooe671/
Kroyz671/
Kroyß671/
Scroo671/
Chriy671/
Chroe671/
Chrot671/
Chroś671/
Chruy671/
Chryp671/
Crooÿ671/
Csőry671/
Crowé671/
Croës671/
Cruoz671/
Creyó671/
Crojo671/
Chroo671/
Chrio671/
Creyd671/
Crysh671/
Xjroy671/
Dtcry671/
Croji671/
Crros671/
Creya671/
Crhys671/
Crood670/
Creiy670/
Crodd670/
Croid670/
Cruos670/
Crysp670/
Scrou670/
Croio670/
Crajy670/
Criey670/
Crohs670/
Schroyes670/
Cryie670/

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