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
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Crozier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crozier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Crozier (Hindi: क्रोजियर) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Crozier? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 28,203rd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 382,308 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Crozier are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 58 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 6,475 people, or 1 in 55,978. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Crozier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Crozier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Crozier last name grew 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Crozier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Crozier last name are 14.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.03% being registered to vote for 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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