Crozier Surname
Approximately 19,062 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCrozier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,475 | 1:55,978 | 6,683 |
| England | 2,961 | 1:18,817 | 2,696 |
| Australia | 2,545 | 1:10,607 | 1,574 |
| Canada | 2,422 | 1:15,213 | 2,238 |
| France | 1,809 | 1:36,718 | 4,512 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,031 | 1:1,790 | 375 |
| Scotland | 601 | 1:8,908 | 1,285 |
| New Zealand | 459 | 1:9,866 | 1,718 |
| South Africa | 362 | 1:149,662 | 16,988 |
| Honduras | 86 | 1:102,517 | 1,703 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 | 1:12,518 | 834 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 833 | 1:5,318 | 888 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,047 | 1:23,281 | 3,243 |
| Scotland | 363 | 1:10,312 | 1,308 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,340 | 1:37,477 | 4,441 |
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.
= Crosier or Croser, q.v.
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
(English) One who bears a cross, or has something to do with a cross; the bearer of a bishop's crook or pastoral staff.
The Croziers, now rarely represented, belonged to an old border clan seated at Liddisdale, Roxburghshire, in the 16th century (D.).
Crozier Demographics
Average Male Crozier Height
176.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Crozier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Crozier in the Hindi language | ||
| क्रोजियर | krojiyara | - |
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