Croydon Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Croydon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Croydon, the Anglo-Saxon Crogden = the Saffron- Valley [Old English crog, croh, saffron + denu, a valley]

Croydon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5141:108,40111,277
Australia731:369,80430,692
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Wales431:71,9666,223
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Hungary151:654,41837,235
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2351:103,72510,383
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Croydon (78) may also be a first name.

Croydon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Croydon, the Anglo-Saxon Crogden = the Saffron- Valley [Old English crog, croh, saffron + denu, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Surrey and Cambridge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Surrey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Croydon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croydon is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Croydon? popularity and diffusion

Croydon is the 440,539th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Croydon live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles. Croydon is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 78 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 514 people, or 1 in 108,401. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Croydon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Croydon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Croydon surname increased 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Croydon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Croydon last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Croydon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $48,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $49,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crydon922/
Crodon921/
Craydon8625/
Crodone861/
Kroydon860/
Croidon860/
Crosdon860/
Creydon860/
Croydonová821/
Schrodon801/
Crossdon800/
Srodon7755/
Credon776/
Cridon776/
Jrodon774/
Cradon772/
Crédon771/
Crodan771/
Krydon770/
Schroedon751/
Creedon714,394/
Scridon71973/
Creadon71163/
Scredon7126/
Craidon7115/
Crisdon7115/
Craddon719/
Credone713/
Cresdon713/
Krodoun711/
Kroydan711/
Creudon711/
Cradone711/
Creddon710/
Crosdom710/
Crosdan710/
Creidon710/
Craudon710/
Criedon710/
Crittdon675/
Creeddon671/
Srydonck671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Croydon
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