Crystal Surname

69,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,176 people bear this surname

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

Crystal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cristall.' I cannot find the spot, but Yorkshire seems to have been the home of the surname, and probably the spot itself is to be found in that county.

Roberta de Cristall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Crystal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8581:93,95010,550
Philippines5441:186,10029,792
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Russia2541:567,41450,766
Canada2501:147,38215,086
England1851:301,17922,911
Israel1471:58,2157,456
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
China1101:12,430,196747
India681:11,280,373208,492
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
France121:5,535,227269,324
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland621:60,3743,814
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

Crystal (404,647) may also be a first name.

Crystal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cristall.' I cannot find the spot, but Yorkshire seems to have been the home of the surname, and probably the spot itself is to be found in that county.

Roberta de Cristall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1790. Married — John Debenger and Mary Crystal: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Bardsley says this surname is of local origin, but in Scotland it is certainly a diminutive or pet form of Christopher, which see, as shown, for instance, by the name of Christall Murray who appears as depute of the sheriff of Stirling in 1561 (SBR., p. 79). The first form was an old surname in Foveran and it was not uncommon in Prestwick, Ayrshire, in the fifteenth century. Willi Cristole was a burgess of Prestwick in 1470 (Prestwick, p. 1), and in 1474 Charles Cristoll was presented in court and the bailies were asked "to put till enquest to inquire and se gef that he was narrest and apperand air to vmquhill Cristoll Jonsoun" (ibid., p. 25). John Cristall witnessed a charter of land in Rait in 1491 (Scon, p. 199), George Cristall of Dysart was a captive among the Turks' of Algiers, 1650 (PBK., p. 361), and Thomas Cristell was master of the ship James of Dundee in 1567 (RPC., I p. 544). Chrystell 1657, Cristale 1548, Cristle 1474. As forename: Cristall Knowis 1549 (Gaw, 34). See also under Maccristal.

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

Chrystal is a diminutive of Christopher. It is a Scottish name in Cos. Armagh and Tyrone since the seventeenth century. SIF 45

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Chrystal is a diminutive of Christopher. It is a Scottish name in Cos. Armagh and Tyrone since the seventeenth century. SIF 45

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Corruptions of Christopher, come to us from Scotland. They are now very uncommon.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Crystal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crystal (Arabic: كريستالي) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Crystal.

How Common Is The Last Name Crystal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crystal is the 69,120th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,015,544 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Crystal reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,548th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 404,647 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,858 people, or 1 in 93,950. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 98 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Egypt, where 6 percent live.

Crystal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crystal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crystal last name grew 1,614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 514 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 205 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crystal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Crystal surname are 5.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crystal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 194.82% more than the national average, earning R 700,596 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $59,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Crystal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crystal in the Arabic language
كريستاليkrystaly-
كرستالkrstal-
كرستلkrstl-
كريستالkrystal-

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