Crudden Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

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

Crudden Surname Definition:

From Cruden in the district of Buchan. Marion of Croudane made complaint to the town council of Aberdeen in 1441 (CRA., p. 10), and Thomas Croudane was admitted a burgess of the same town in 1445 (NSCM., I, p. 9). Alexander Cruden (1701—1770) was author of Concordance of the Old and New Testaments.

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Crudden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Northern Ireland1131:16,3282,170
Ireland1101:42,8093,288
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1191:37,2263,477
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Crudden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Cruden in the district of Buchan. Marion of Croudane made complaint to the town council of Aberdeen in 1441 (CRA., p. 10), and Thomas Croudane was admitted a burgess of the same town in 1445 (NSCM., I, p. 9). Alexander Cruden (1701—1770) was author of Concordance of the Old and New Testaments. The form Crowden is current in Caithness. Other old forms of the surname given by Nisbet are Crowdan, Crowdane, and Crudane.

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

A parish in Aberdeenshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crudden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crudden occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crudden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crudden is the 549,140th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. Crudden occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Crudden reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

Crudden is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 1,362,628. In The United States Crudden is mostly found in: Missouri, where 25 percent live, Connecticut, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 19 percent live and Ireland, where 19 percent live.

Crudden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crudden has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 299 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 8 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crudden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Crudden last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crudden surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crudden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $39,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cruddeen930/
Cruden921,856/
Crouden8625/
Crodden8613/
Chruden861/
Cruddin861/
Crudent860/
Schruden8038/
Croden77105/
Crüden771/
Crudin771/
Crudem771/
Kruden770/
Krudenc7154/
Croeden7127/
Kruddin713/
Shruden711/
Crodien711/
Shruddn711/
Crooden710/
Chrudina6776/
Khruddin676/
Shruddin673/
Chraudin673/
Craudina672/
Srruddin671/
Shrudeen671/
Schroeden636/
Khruuddin631/
Schrodeen630/
Krudin6217/
Srudin624/
Kroden621/
Sroden620/
Qusrouddin591/
Jhrudin5711/
Shrudin574/
Khrudin572/
Krudina571/
Shshsruddin561/
Schrodin5352/
Khroedien501/

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