Find out how popular the last name Crichlow is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Crichlow.

Crichlow, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Crichlow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crichlow in America

Crichlow is the 30946th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crichlow surname appeared 751 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Crichlow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Crichlow to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Crichlow

The surname CRICHLOW is believed to have originated in England, specifically in the county of Gloucestershire. It is thought to be a locative name, derived from a place name that has since been lost or altered over time.

One theory suggests that the name CRICHLOW may be a combination of the Old English words "crycc" and "hlaw," which together mean "hill by the creek." This would indicate that the name likely originated from a settlement or village located near a creek or stream on a hill.

Another potential origin could be from the Old English word "cric," meaning "a bend or winding," combined with "hlaw," referring to a hill or mound. This would suggest that the name may have described a settlement situated on a hill with a winding or meandering creek or stream nearby.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname CRICHLOW date back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries, appearing in various parish records and historical documents from Gloucestershire and surrounding areas.

One notable example is John Crichlow, who was born in Gloucestershire in 1589 and served as a member of the English Parliament during the reign of King Charles I in the 1620s.

Another early record is that of Mary Crichlow, born in 1612 in the village of Cirencester, Gloucestershire. She married Thomas Barker in 1635, and their marriage is documented in the parish records.

In the late 17th century, William Crichlow, born in 1673, was a prominent landowner and farmer in the village of Painswick, Gloucestershire. He is mentioned in several land deeds and property records from that era.

Moving into the 18th century, Elizabeth Crichlow, born in 1717 in Gloucestershire, married a merchant named John Stevenson in 1742. Their family was well-known in the local community.

Another notable figure was Richard Crichlow, a British military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. He was born in 1745 in Gloucestershire and later emigrated to the American colonies, where he fought alongside the British forces against the American colonists.

While the surname CRICHLOW is not as common today as some other English surnames, it has a rich history rooted in the rural landscape of Gloucestershire and the surrounding regions of England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crichlow

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Crichlow.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Crichlow was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Crichlow has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Crichlow was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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