O'Crowley Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Crowley Surname Definition:

Ó Cruadhlaoich Migrated from Moylurg (Co.

Roscommon) to become a leading Co. Cork sept. IF 100; Map Cork

O'Crowley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:123,9196,102
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England141:3,979,861125,553
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

O'Crowley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Cruadhlaoich Migrated from Moylurg (Co.

Roscommon) to become a leading Co. Cork sept. IF 100; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The O'Crowleys were a sept of co. Cork. Smith, in his history of that county, says that they were a cadet of the Mac Dermots of Moylurg. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'Crowley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Crowley Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Crowley is found most frequently in Ireland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Crowley? popularity and diffusion

The surname O'Crowley is the 2,061,309th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of O'Crowley are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in Ireland, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 123,919. In Ireland O'Crowley is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 79 percent live. Apart from Ireland this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

O'Crowley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Crowley has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Crowley surname grew 115 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Crowley Last Name Statistics demography

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

O'Crowley earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 92.11% more than the national average, earning $82,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocrowley9440/
O Crowley893/
A'Crowley891/
O'Croly880/
O'Kroley827/
O'Corley822/
Okrowley821/
O'Carrole780/
Okroley7523/
Ocurley751/
O'Carrol7146/
O'Kurley7114/
Ogrowale713/
O Corley710/
O'Kerley710/
Ockerley710/
O'Carrollee700/
O'Carroll675,173/
Ocarol67311/
O'Cruelly674/
Acroly671/
Acrley671/
O'Gourley671/
Ochrle670/
O'Corroll670/

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