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

Crotty, 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 Crotty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crotty in America

Crotty is the 8793rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crotty surname appeared 3,726 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Crotty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Crotty 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 Crotty

The surname Crotty is of Irish origin, and it is believed to have emerged in the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Gaelic word "crott," which means "hump" or "lump." It is thought that the name was initially given as a nickname to someone with a hunched back or a distinctive physical feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Crotty surname can be found in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history. In these annals, there is a reference to a family named "O'Crottaigh" in County Cork, Ireland, in the 14th century.

The name Crotty has been associated with several notable historical figures over the centuries. In the 16th century, a man named Dermot Crotty was a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1598, fighting against English rule in Ireland. Another prominent figure with this surname was William Crotty (1775-1847), an Irish Catholic priest and educator who founded several schools in County Cork.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Crotty name was particularly concentrated in the counties of Cork and Kerry in the southwest of Ireland. Some variations in the spelling of the name, such as "Crotti" and "Crottie," were also observed in historical records from this period.

One notable bearer of the Crotty name was Patrick Crotty (1827-1876), an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Boston from 1870 until his death. Another was Denis Crotty (1851-1920), an Irish politician and member of the Irish Parliamentary Party who represented the Cork City constituency in the British House of Commons.

In the 20th century, a prominent figure with the Crotty surname was Terence Crotty (1915-2005), an Irish economist and author who made significant contributions to the study of agricultural economics and rural development in Ireland. He was recognized for his work with the prestigious Cunningham Medal awarded by the Royal Irish Academy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crotty

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

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 Crotty 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 Crotty 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 Crotty was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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