Cruttendon Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cruttendon Surname Definition:

vulgo CRITTENDEN. A place in West Kent. In 1481 the name was written Crotynden.

Cruttendon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Cruttendon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

vulgo CRITTENDEN. A place in West Kent. In 1481 the name was written Crotynden.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cruttendon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cruttendon is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cruttendon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Cruttendon live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Cruttendon is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most prevalent in: East Sussex, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Cruttendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cruttendon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cruttendon surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crutendon950/
Crottendon901/
Crittendoin860/
Crittindon807/
Crittendan800/
Critindon740/
Critendan740/
Crondon711/
Khrundon671/
Critindan630/
Krondon5943/
Crondan590/

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Cruttendon Reference & Research

Cruttenden One-name Study - A profile of the Cruttenden surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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Footnotes

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