Cruso Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Cruso Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Evidently a Flemish name. In the Dictionary of National Biography we are informed how it came to pass that 'Robinson Crusoe' got its title. Timothy Cruso (probably related to Timothy Cruso infra) was a Presbyterian minister, born about 1656.
Read More About This SurnameCruso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| Italy | 31 | 1:1,972,796 | 88,569 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
Cruso (16) may also be a first name.
Cruso Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Evidently a Flemish name. In the Dictionary of National Biography we are informed how it came to pass that 'Robinson Crusoe' got its title. Timothy Cruso (probably related to Timothy Cruso infra) was a Presbyterian minister, born about 1656. His family resided at Newington Green, Middlesex. Studying at Newington Green Academy, he had for a fellow-student Daniel Defoe, 'who immortalized his surname by the Adventures, published in 1719' (xiii.).
'Antony Cruso, of Howne Coat in Flanders, father of John Cruso of Norwich, father of Timothy Cruso of London, living 1634': Visitation of London, 1634.
Aquila Crusoe, common councillor, Norwich, 1687: History of Norfolk.
1692. Francis Cruso, clerk, and Mrs. Anne Mobberley, both of the parish of St. James, Westminster: St. Mary Aldermary (London).
John Cruso, prebendary of St. David's, 1667: History and Ant. St. David's.
(Teutonic) apparently from the place-name Krusau (Schleswig-Holstein) = the River- Islet or Wet Meadow of the Cross [a form of Ger. kreuz, O.H.Ger. chrúzi = Old Saxon krúci-Dutch kruis, a cross + au, river-islet, wet meadow, brook; O.H.Ger.
ouwa]
From the French, Creuseau (Huguenot name).
User-submitted Reference
An English surname, first found in Norfolk in 1066, meaning 'close-cropped', or 'bald'.
- mikeydinoCruso Demographics
Average Cruso Salary in
United States
$42,707 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cruso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cruso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cruso occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cruso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,198,640th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Cruso live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States it is most numerous in: Rhode Island, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Mississippi, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Cruso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cruso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cruso last name rose 238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cruso Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cruso surname are 19.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.5% registered to vote for the political party.
Cruso earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,707 USD per year.
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