Cry Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Cry Surname Definition:

A surname in Ayrshire and Glasgow. More probably a shortening of (Ma)crae, than from the place name Cree.

Cry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Cambodia1221:126,9442,588
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
France141:4,744,480251,814
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

The alternate forms: Çry (1) are calculated separately.

Cry (1,308) may also be a first name.

Cry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname in Ayrshire and Glasgow. More probably a shortening of (Ma)crae, than from the place name Cree.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Probably from McCrie or Macrae.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Is possibly from MacCraith, 'Weaver’s Son'. In Ireland and Scotland this name is now found in the form Macrae.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cry Last Name Facts

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

Cry occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Çry. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 590,101st most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Cry live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 217,464th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 1,308 people.

The last name Cry is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 1,812,295. In The United States Cry is primarily found in: California, where 23 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Cry occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 23 percent reside and Egypt, where 23 percent reside.

Cry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cry are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cry earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $46,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.64% less than the national average, earning $38,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çry891/
Croy867,202/
Cray865,483/
Crey86278/
Crys8695/
Cruy8676/
Chry8641/
Cryz8627/
Cryt8617/
Cryy8615/
Dcry862/
Cryh862/
Cryo862/
Crzy862/
Criy862/
Cryi861/
Zcry861/
Cryd861/
Crry860/
Crays75707/
Chroy75452/
Chray75332/
Cruys75181/
Cruyt75170/
Schry75144/
Scray75138/
Chrys75107/
Crooy75105/
Cryts75104/
Crouy7568/
Chryć7554/
Cryst7530/
Chrey7526/
Scroy7523/
Croys7515/
Craay759/
Chrry757/
Croyt757/
Crytz756/
Craiy755/
Creys754/
Crayt754/
Crayz753/
Chryz753/
Dcruy752/
Screy752/
Crhys751/
Scrry751/
Creey751/
Crahy751/
Cryzt751/
Crych751/
Cruyz751/
Crray751/
Croyd751/
Chriy751/
Chruy751/
Chrhy751/
Chryp751/
Csőry751/
Creyd751/
Crysh751/
Dtcry751/
Crysp750/
Criey750/
Schrey672,319/
Sry671,712/
Cra671,438/
Crahay671,117/
Schray671,042/
Kry671,025/
Cri67882/
Cre67559/
Chryst67552/
Schroy67221/
Creydt67158/
Creyts6767/
Cruydt6765/
Croyts6760/
Crouhy6758/
Cré6757/
Chryss6740/
Cruyts6721/
Xry6711/
Jry676/
Qry675/
Chreyh675/
Zry675/
Crj674/
Chrysp673/
Schrry672/
Chreey672/
Crê672/
Chraya671/
Chrouy671/
Chrrys671/
Chrypp671/
Creydz670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cry
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