Crust Surname

345,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Crust Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crust' (1). I suggest a local origin because of two instances infra. But the surname is found so widely scattered in the 13th century that I feel sure in many cases it is a personal name, probably a nick, of Christian or Christopher.

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Crust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3881:143,60313,885
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Australia2621:103,03711,601
Canada651:566,85547,218
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2951:82,6288,808
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Crust (18) may also be a first name.

Crust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crust' (1). I suggest a local origin because of two instances infra. But the surname is found so widely scattered in the 13th century that I feel sure in many cases it is a personal name, probably a nick, of Christian or Christopher. Both were favourites at the time.

Geoffrey de Crusta, Herefordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen Cruste, Yorkshire ibid.

John Crust, Essex ibid.

Amicia Cruste, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Roger Cruste, Suffolk, ibid.

Lincolnshire seems to be the chief habitat of the surname in the 19th century. Since writing the above I am led to ask the question, Is it not local, and a form of Cross?

Philip de Crast, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas atte Crost, Somerset: ibid.

Rogeratte Crost, Somerset: ibid.

1668. Married — Robert Crust and Elizabeth Smith: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Crust Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crust (Arabic: كروست) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Crust.

How Common Is The Last Name Crust? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crust is the 345,633rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,881,535 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Crust reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles. Crust is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 18 people.

The surname Crust is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 143,603. In England Crust is most numerous in: Kent, where 41 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 25 percent are found.

Crust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crust has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Crust last name increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Crust surname are 20.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crust earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.08% less than the national average, earning $37,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $59,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrust91450/
Cruste913/
Croust912/
Craust911/
Crustz910/
Cruist910/
Crus892,602/
Crut89334/
Chroust83678/
Crauste8376/
Crouste8320/
Chraust8312/
Chrustz832/
Cruse8016,564/
Crous806,315/
Creus804,432/
Crout801,642/
Crute801,641/
Crush801,402/
Craus80953/
Crost80598/
Crusz80549/
Krust80439/
Cruit80340/
Zrust80237/
Cruys80181/
Cruyt80170/
Cruth80136/
Cruss8053/
Cruis8033/
Crutt8017/
Cruus806/
Craut806/
Cruzt804/
Chruscht778/
Cru75719/
Crouse7322,506/
Cruise7310,062/
Crause732,379/
Khrust73350/
Krusts73200/
Crusse73192/
Cruitt73153/
Croute73123/
Crouth73109/
Creuse73105/
Crusch7373/
Crauss7372/
Crouss7371/
Cruite7368/
Cruydt7365/
Crouts7363/
Crutse7351/
Kraust7350/
D'Crus7336/
Cruits7336/
Kruste7331/
Cruijs7328/
Cruyts7321/
Croush737/
Kruist737/
Cruuse735/
Crushe734/
Creuss734/
Kroust733/
Chrúst733/
Crouds733/
Crautz732/
Krusth731/
Croutt731/
Cruish731/
Srusth731/
Crouët731/
Crault731/
Crauts730/
Creutt730/
Creush730/
Crujse730/
Crosth730/
Cruiss730/
Crutte730/
Croustche711/
Cruz673,580,273/
Cros6716,266/
Krut677,505/
Krus672,832/
Crup67829/
Crot67676/
Croutch67439/
Crux67368/
Cruj67275/
Crousse67195/
Croutte67142/
Crou67106/
Creu6784/
Crau6781/
Cruy6776/
Cruț6764/
Crud6755/
Crausse6752/
Crutova6711/
Cruisce679/
Crui677/
Crzu675/
Krauste675/
Cruisse673/
Krushte672/
Cruh672/
Crús672/
Kcru672/
Qcru672/
Crhause671/
Crrouse671/
Cruised671/
Crutche671/
Ckrause671/
Crós671/
Cruijse671/
Creusse671/
Ccru671/
Cruu671/
Croucht671/
Crru671/
Crhu671/
Croutsh670/
Crausch670/

Crust Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crust in the Arabic language
كروستkrwst-

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