Crusoe Surname

237,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Crusoe Surname Definition:

(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.

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Crusoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7421:488,48941,275
Liberia3121:14,1301,484
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
France1431:464,49566,161
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Sweden251:393,87027,867
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
England131:4,286,005132,302
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Panama41:978,06412,245
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belize11:355,4743,977
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

The alternate forms: Crusoé (14) are calculated separately.

Crusoe (72) may also be a first name.

Crusoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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.

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Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

An English surname, first found in Norfolk in 1066, meaning 'close-cropped', or 'bald'.

- mikeydino

Crusoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crusoe occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Crusoé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Crusoe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 237,397th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,309,607 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Crusoe are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Crusoe is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 72 people.

Crusoe is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 742 people, or 1 in 488,489. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 11 percent are found, Alabama, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 18 percent are found and Malawi, where 14 percent are found.

Crusoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crusoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crusoe last name expanded 523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crusoe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Crusoe surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.87% registered with the party.

The amount Crusoe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.42% more than the national average, earning R 369,348 per year; in United States they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $39,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.18% more than the national average, earning $61,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crusoé9414/
Crousoe924/
Crausoe922/
Crusey83150/
Krusoe8358/
Cruzoe8311/
Crusue839/
Crusea830/
Cruseus7755/
Crousey7722/
Cruisey7720/
Crussie776/
Crousue771/
Croesoe771/
Crausey771/
Crouzoe771/
Crussey770/
Crausea770/
Croussue711/
Croussoy710/
Crouseat710/
Croussey710/
Croushey710/
Crucey67196/
Krusey67191/
Krusee67101/
Crosey6726/
Krusei6720/
Crozoe6720/
Cruçey671/
Krusea671/
Kruseu671/
Crosei671/
Crusut671/
Cruzey671/
Cruzei671/
Cruzoi671/
Cruzoé671/
Crucea671/
Crusus671/
Crusup670/
Crusay670/

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