Cruden Surname
Approximately 1,856 people bear this surname
Cruden 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.
Read More About This SurnameCruden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 366 | 1:990,325 | 73,323 |
| Scotland | 333 | 1:16,078 | 1,988 |
| Suriname | 307 | 1:1,800 | 220 |
| Australia | 247 | 1:109,294 | 12,192 |
| England | 159 | 1:350,428 | 25,285 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Netherlands | 117 | 1:144,335 | 21,873 |
| New Zealand | 115 | 1:39,377 | 6,651 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Saint Lucia | 5 | 1:35,756 | 1,958 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 324 | 1:11,553 | 1,415 |
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
The alternate forms: Crüden (1) are calculated separately.
Cruden 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.
A parish in Aberdeenshire.
Cruden Demographics
Cruden Political Affiliation
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Cruden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cruden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cruden occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Crüden. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cruden? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 220,152nd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,926,479 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cruden reside; 28 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Cruden is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 990,325. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 18 percent reside and Suriname, where 17 percent reside.
Cruden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cruden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cruden last name increased 385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 482 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cruden Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Cruden surname is primarily Congregationalist (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States Cruden are 5.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cruden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.48% less than the national average, earning R 67,776 per year; in United States they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning $53,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning $43,909 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crüden | 94 | 1 | / |
| Crudden | 92 | 582 | / |
| Crouden | 92 | 25 | / |
| Chruden | 92 | 1 | / |
| Crudent | 92 | 0 | / |
| Schruden | 86 | 38 | / |
| Cruddeen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Croden | 83 | 105 | / |
| Crudem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Crudin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kruden | 83 | 0 | / |
| Krudenc | 77 | 54 | / |
| Croeden | 77 | 27 | / |
| Crodden | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shruden | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cruddin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Crodien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Crooden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chrudina | 71 | 76 | / |
| Chraudin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Craudina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shrudeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krudin | 67 | 17 | / |
| Schroeden | 67 | 6 | / |
| Srudin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kroden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sroden | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schrodeen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jhrudin | 62 | 11 | / |
| Shrudin | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kruddin | 62 | 3 | / |
| Khrudin | 62 | 2 | / |
| Shruddn | 62 | 1 | / |
| Krudina | 62 | 1 | / |
| Schrodin | 57 | 52 | / |
| Khruddin | 57 | 6 | / |
| Shruddin | 57 | 3 | / |
| Srruddin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khruuddin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khroedien | 53 | 1 | / |
| Srodin | 50 | 10 | / |
| Krodin | 50 | 5 | / |
| Srutdinova | 50 | 2 | / |
| Qusrouddin | 50 | 1 | / |
| Qurudinova | 50 | 1 | / |
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