Crozier Surname

28,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Crozier Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the crosier,' one who carried the bishop's cross or pastoral staff. 'Crocere, crociarius': Promptorium Parvulorum Way, commenting on this word, quotes concerning the martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, 'one Syr Edward Gryme, that was his croyser, put for the his arme with the crosse to bere of the stroke': Legenda Aur.

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Crozier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4751:55,9786,683
England2,9611:18,8172,696
Australia2,5451:10,6071,574
Canada2,4221:15,2132,238
France1,8091:36,7184,512
Northern Ireland1,0311:1,790375
Scotland6011:8,9081,285
New Zealand4591:9,8661,718
South Africa3621:149,66216,988
Honduras861:102,5171,703
Wales511:60,6775,433
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway151:342,81932,589
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines91:12,518834
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8331:5,318888
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0471:23,2813,243
Scotland3631:10,3121,308
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3401:37,4774,441

Crozier (58) may also be a first name.

Crozier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the crosier,' one who carried the bishop's cross or pastoral staff. 'Crocere, crociarius': Promptorium Parvulorum Way, commenting on this word, quotes concerning the martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, 'one Syr Edward Gryme, that was his croyser, put for the his arme with the crosse to bere of the stroke': Legenda Aur. (v. the full note, Promptorium Parvulorum).

Simon le Croyser, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Mabel le Croyser. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

William Croyser. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Cristiana Croiser, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Croser, 1379: ibid.

John Crosier, Norfolk, 6 Henry V: History of Norfolk.

William Crosier, Norfolk, 46 Edward III: ibid.

1775. Married — Laurence Neilson and Esther Croser: St. George, Hanover Square.

1787. — Samuel Burrows and Alice Crozier: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Crosier or Croser, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name, of obvious derivation, is listed in the “census” of 1659 as one of the principal English names in Fermanagh; it is now more numerous in Co.

Armagh

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who bears a cross, or has something to do with a cross; the bearer of a bishop's crook or pastoral staff.

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

The Croziers, now rarely represented, belonged to an old border clan seated at Liddisdale, Roxburghshire, in the 16th century (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Crozier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crozier (Hindi: क्रोजियर) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crozier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,203rd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 382,308 people. The surname Crozier is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Crozier live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname Crozier is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,475 people, or 1 in 55,978. In The United States Crozier is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Crozier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crozier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crozier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Crozier surname is principally Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States Crozier are 14.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Crozier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 89.53% more than the national average, earning 655,930 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.23% more than the national average, earning R 437,796 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $51,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croizier93942/
Crouzier93857/
Crozsier930/
Crozer92228/
Crozir923/
Crozie921/
Croizer86782/
Krozier8634/
Croiser8633/
Croiger8621/
Croyzer8617/
Crouzer8616/
Crogier8615/
Crazier869/
Crouzie869/
Croizie864/
Crozire862/
Crozher862/
Croozer861/
Crozzer861/
Crozjer861/
Crozeir860/
Crozeer860/
Crozies860/
Crozirr860/
Crozzir860/
Croze831,975/
Crozi838/
Crousier8097/
Creuzier801/
Croggier800/
Crozet772,875/
Crozes77730/
Croser77682/
Croise77636/
Croize77503/
Croger77150/
Crüzer7753/
Crogie7745/
Krozer7743/
Crozzi7735/
Cruzer7727/
Crocer7719/
Crazie7710/
Crouze779/
Crazer776/
Crouzi771/
Crozze771/
Crozey770/
Crouzet717,242/
Croizet711,146/
Croiset71779/
Crouser71623/
Croicea71123/
Krozser7180/
Croisey7163/
Creuzer7162/
Croisee7159/
Crozett7149/
Croizit7146/
Crouzit7142/
Croisie7136/
Kroizer7127/
Crauzer7127/
Kroijer7118/
Cruizer7111/
Crooger716/
Crouger715/
Krazier714/
Crousie712/
Kroyzer712/
Croyser712/
Croises712/
Krosier711/
Cragier711/
Krouzer711/
Krozere711/
Kroezer711/
Croucer711/
Crogger710/
Cruiser710/
Crasier710/
Cruiger710/
Croseer710/
Crazeer710/
Crotcer710/
Crooser710/
Crugier710/
Ccroise710/
Croseir710/
Croce6723,937/
Croci6711,605/
Craze671,968/
Crose671,894/
Croza67209/
Creusier67113/
Crosi6798/
Croge6758/
Krozi6725/
Kroze6721/
Crozy6721/
Kroysier6712/
Crausier679/
Croje674/
Kroisier671/
Croisett671/
Cruzirre671/
Croji671/
Krotgier670/
Crotsger670/

Crozier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crozier in the Hindi language
क्रोजियरkrojiyara-

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