Cruikshank Surname

120,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cruikshank Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the crooked shanks,' a bow-legged man. A Scotch surname; compare Sheepshanks.

'John Crookshanks (1708-95), captain in the navy': Dictionary of National Biography.

'William Cumberland Cruikshank (1745-1800), anatomist, was born in Edinburgh.

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Cruikshank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0811:174,17517,515
Canada7921:46,5225,709
Australia3171:85,1609,855
Scotland2141:25,0182,743
England2071:269,16921,240
Northern Ireland651:28,3853,035
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2411:15,5321,710
England2021:120,67011,490
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:129,09712,418

Cruikshank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the crooked shanks,' a bow-legged man. A Scotch surname; compare Sheepshanks.

'John Crookshanks (1708-95), captain in the navy': Dictionary of National Biography.

'William Cumberland Cruikshank (1745-1800), anatomist, was born in Edinburgh. ibid.

'Isaac Cruikshank (1756-1811), caricaturist, was son of a lowlander, living at one time in Leith. He was father of the famous George Cruikshank'. ibid.

This evidence and the prevailing form Cruikshank clearly testify that the surname is of Scotch extraction.

1745. Married — Gavin Crookshanks and Isabella Cassie: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1718. — John Bonney and Mary Crackshanks: ibid.

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

= Crookshank, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

= Crookshank, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) Dweller at, or near, the crooked projecting point of a hill; a person with bow legs.

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

Scotch. "Crooked legs"-a sobriquet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crooked legs.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Cruikshank Last Name Facts

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

Cruikshank occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cruikshank? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 120,227th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,909,734 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cruikshank reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Cruikshank is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,081 people, or 1 in 174,175. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Oregon, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Cruikshank exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Cruikshank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cruikshank has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cruikshank last name expanded 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 69 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cruikshank Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cruikshank surname is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cruikshank last name are 10.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Cruikshank earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.47% more than the national average, earning R 362,328 per year; in United States they earn 11.04% more than the national average, earning $47,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $49,976 CAD per year.

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