Crye Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

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

Crye Surname Definition:

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

Crye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9081:399,18434,943
France101:6,642,272293,169
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man241:2,261280
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Crye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Crye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crye is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crye? popularity and diffusion

Crye is the 378,019th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,711,689 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Crye live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 908 people, or 1 in 399,184. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 24 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Crye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crye surname grew 1,539 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Crye surname are 21.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Crye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.96% less than the national average, earning $40,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cryer897,882/
Craye89359/
Croye8944/
Cruye896/
Creye892/
Cryie890/
Croyet80113/
Crayee8022/
Crayes809/
Croyie802/
Crayoe801/
Chryey801/
Schrye801/
Crouye801/
Craiye801/
Cryerr800/
Croy757,202/
Crea756,675/
Cray755,483/
Cree755,174/
Crue75346/
Crey75278/
Croe75134/
Crie75115/
Crae75109/
Creu7584/
Srye7583/
Cruy7576/
Crej755/
Crei754/
Krye752/
Crée751/
Creà751/
Creá751/
Xrye751/
Crjy751/
Jrye751/
Crge750/
Croyeau736/
Crayhee733/
Croyier730/
Crowe6768,469/
Creus674,432/
Kreye671,912/
Creux67830/
Crays67707/
Crier67560/
Croue67296/
Sryer67236/
Crayo67223/
Kraye67199/
Creis67182/
Cruys67181/
Cruyt67170/
Creuz67162/
Creța67150/
Crooy67105/
Cruje6793/
Criez6777/
Crouy6768/
Creți6756/
Kryer6738/
Cread6737/
Craje6736/
Creas6732/
Creij6729/
Croya6726/
Crejo6725/
Cries6725/
Creat6723/
Creay6721/
Creio6721/
Chrie6716/
Criet6716/
Crrea6715/
Croys6715/
Créer6713/
Criee6713/
Kriye6713/
Kroye6710/
Crawe679/
Craay679/
Criyo679/
Creui679/
Criay678/
Croyt677/
Crayé677/
Sryee676/
Craie675/
Craiy675/
Craue674/
Criep674/
Crayt674/
Creys674/
Croje674/
Creip674/
Kryez674/
Creeh673/
Crayz673/
Cryay673/
Crayi673/
Creah672/
Creei672/
Cruie672/
Craeh672/
Creyo672/
Criya672/
Criée672/
Creiz672/
Croyeaux672/
Creua671/
Creuy671/
Criie671/
Croyd671/
Crray671/
Cruyz671/
Cryja671/
Crahy671/
Crayy671/
Creea671/
Creey671/
Creha671/
Creia671/
Creiu671/
Kryee671/
Creji671/
Crije671/
Croyé671/
Creyó671/
Croiy671/
Creja671/
Creud671/
Jryed671/
Creyd671/
Txrye671/
Criys671/
Cryjd671/
Cryjt671/
Creya671/
Creej671/
Cried670/
Creap670/
Creiy670/
Shrye670/
Crajy670/
Schryerr670/
Criey670/
Crehe670/
Crueh670/
Crrie670/

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