de Ste Croix Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

de Ste Croix Surname Definition:

DE ST CROIX: Many places in France and particularly in Normandy are dedicated to the Holy Cross. The English family left Normandy at the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes, and settled in the island of Jersey from whence they have subsequently transferred themselves to this country.

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de Ste Croix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:480,32831,110
Jersey901:1,102146
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Scotland111:486,71119,179
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey1881:27632
Guernsey141:2,333390

de Ste Croix Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DE ST CROIX: Many places in France and particularly in Normandy are dedicated to the Holy Cross. The English family left Normandy at the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes, and settled in the island of Jersey from whence they have subsequently transferred themselves to this country.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

de Ste Croix Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Ste Croix is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Ste Croix? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,032,007th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of de Ste Croix reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name de Ste Croix is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 480,328. In England de Ste Croix is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 29 percent reside, Hampshire, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 14 percent reside. Not including England it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Jersey, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

de Ste Croix Last Name Statistics demography

de Ste Croix earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning $44,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de St Croix9670/
Deste Croix962/
de Stecroix961/
de Ste-Croix924/
Destecroix9118/
de St-Croix872/
Destcroix8628/
De-Ste-Croix8352/
De-St-Croix7810/

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