de Croy Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
New Zealand

de Croy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Croy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: de Croÿ (4) are calculated separately.

de Croy Last Name Facts

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

de Croy occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: de Croÿ. Click here for other possible spellings of de Croy.

How Common Is The Last Name de Croy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of de Croy are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name de Croy is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,045,149. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 82 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent live and Flemish Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Belgium de Croy exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 35 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

de Croy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Croy has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the de Croy last name declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Croÿ954/
de Crouy9314/
de Crooy937/
de Croo86110/
de Crop8699/
de Croz8616/
de Cray868/
de Cros866/
de Crio864/
de Croos801,274/
de Craye8018/
de Cross808/
de Croës801/
de Croot801/
de Cre7718/
de Cré7715/
de Crè771/
de Schrey751/
de Crouch750/
de Krey71143/
de Cree71100/
de Crea7188/
de Kroo7170/
de Crée7153/
de Krou7144/
de Schreye716/
de Cris716/
da Croz713/
de Schruye711/
de Craiova711/
de Cres711/
de Crue711/
de Créa711/
de Crau710/
de Cret710/
de Creus6748/
de Kraay6738/
De-Cross676/
de Cruiz675/
de Kruys673/
de Crais673/
de Chris672/
da Crouz672/
des Krou671/
De-Croos671/
de Cruje671/
de Crist671/
de Quroz671/
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Footnotes

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