Cryer Surname

63,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cryer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. , 'the crier,' one who announced the mandate of bench and council; one who raised the 'hue and cry'; the common crier.

Philip le Criour. E. Watle Crever. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

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Cryer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2301:85,6889,693
England2,1201:26,2823,592
Australia4371:61,7757,463
Canada3171:116,23212,335
New Zealand2261:20,0373,526
Wales1881:16,4601,780
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Israel311:276,05324,632
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Isle of Man211:4,087875
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6341:14,9182,218
Wales171:92,2604,121
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3721:134,99612,839

Cryer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. , 'the crier,' one who announced the mandate of bench and council; one who raised the 'hue and cry'; the common crier.

Philip le Criour. E. Watle Crever. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Edward le Creiour. N. Johanna Cryour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia Crioure, 1379: ibid.

1590. Baptised — Ferdinando, s. John Cryer: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1788. Married — Clement Cryer and Frances Cryer: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Official Crier [Middle English criour, creyer, &c., French crieur; Old French crier, to cry; Latin quiritare] Wat le Creyer.—Cal. Rot. Orig.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One appointed to make public announcements in the village.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The officer in corporate towns, &c., who makes public announcements.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Osmond le Crieor, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Kreyher; from the Dutch, Kreije; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cryer: the town bellman.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Cryer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cryer (Arabic: كراير) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cryer? popularity and diffusion

Cryer is the 63,548th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 924,581 people. The last name Cryer is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Cryer reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4,230 people, or 1 in 85,688. In The United States Cryer is most prevalent in: Texas, where 30 percent reside, Louisiana, where 15 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Cryer is found in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Cryer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cryer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,137 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cryer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cryer last name are 11.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.74% registered with the party.

The amount Cryer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.2% more than the national average, earning R 551,796 per year; in United States they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $40,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $55,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creyer9194/
Cruyer9134/
Crayer9124/
Croyer915/
Scryer915/
Cryier914/
Cryerr910/
Criyer910/
Crye89945/
Schryer831,224/
Croyere8330/
Crygier8313/
Crygger833/
Croyier830/
Creer803,276/
Crear801,196/
Crier80560/
Sryer80236/
Kryer8038/
Créer8013/
Cruer8012/
Craer809/
Crger802/
Crayr801/
Croer800/
Cryie800/
Schryerr770/
Schryoer770/
Schryere770/
Krayer731,096/
Kreyer731,061/
Kroyer73675/
Kruyer73461/
Krøyer73413/
Kryher73407/
Shryer73200/
Crower73109/
Kryjer7354/
Criere7347/
Creear7324/
Crauer7318/
Creart7313/
Kıryer7311/
Criear735/
Crawer734/
Creare733/
Crioer733/
Craier733/
Creuer733/
Crrier732/
Croier732/
Croyie732/
Crouer732/
Chrier732/
Scrier731/
Kryier731/
Crieer731/
Croyor731/
Crujer731/
Crearr731/
Craiye731/
Sryere731/
Criher730/
Crayar730/
Creaer730/
Crayor730/
Creiar730/
Creurt730/
Creier730/
Kriyer730/
Schreiyer712/
Schryaier710/
Schrier673,189/
Crigger672,367/
Schreur671,764/
Cregger671,216/
Schräer67264/
Crie67115/
Krygger6790/
Crauwer6725/
Kreuyer6721/
Crouere6717/
Crogier6715/
Kryhert6714/
Croweer6711/
Kraayer678/
Crej675/
Krye672/
Croyère672/
Krieyer671/
Crugger671/
Cragier671/
Creartt671/
Chriere671/
Kreyher671/
Kruiyer671/
Kroyere671/
Kroyher671/
Shryoer671/
Crée671/
Creá671/
Craaier671/
Crjy671/
Crogger670/
Cragger670/
Crowier670/
Crojier670/
Craiyre670/
Crge670/
Krayert670/
Crugier670/
Ccrrier670/
Schrger670/

Cryer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cryer in the Arabic language
كرايرkrayr-

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