Cruthers Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cruthers Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carruthers,' which see. An American variant; v. Crothers.

Cruthers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:1,056,73277,214
Canada461:800,99162,809
Australia321:843,61652,533
England161:3,482,379114,324
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland781:47,9903,371
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:155,47614,316

Cruthers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carruthers,' which see. An American variant; v. Crothers.

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

Cruthers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cruthers has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cruthers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cruthers is the 652,085th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname Cruthers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Cruthers live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 1,056,732. In The United States Cruthers is most numerous in: Michigan, where 14 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Cruthers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cruthers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cruthers surname grew 106 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cruthers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cruthers are 18.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Cruthers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $41,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crouthers94365/
Crauthers9493/
Chruthers941/
Scruthers940/
Crruthers940/
Cruythers940/
Crothers887,919/
Kruthers8878/
Cruthirs886/
Crutters880/
Krouthers826/
Crothiers820/
Crotherrs820/
Croters800/
Srothers750/

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