Explore the Family Name Crabbe

The meaning of Crabbe

1. English: variant of Crabb. 2. German, Dutch, and Flemish: metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, from Middle Low German krabbe, Middle Dutch crabbe ‘(sea) crab’. The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium.

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How common is the last name Crabbe in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Crabbe has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 16,810 to 17,258, accounting for a -2.67% change. However, this period also witnessed an increase in the count of people bearing the surname from 1,563 to 1,641, indicating a growth of 4.99%. The proportion per 100k people slightly decreased by -3.45%, from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.56 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,810	#17,258	-2.67%
Count	1,563	1,641	4.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.56	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crabbe

Shifting to ethnicity data from the same source, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the largest ethnic identity associated with the surname Crabbe is White, although it saw a minor decrease of -4.34% from 74.41% in 2000 to 71.18% in 2010. People of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity with this surname also decreased by 37.26% during the decade. In contrast, those identifying as Black and having two or more races increased their share by 19.72% and 52.50% respectively. A significant rise was noted for American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity, which increased by 128.13% albeit from a small base. The Hispanic group exhibited a slight increase of 2.81%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.41%	71.18%	-4.34%
Black	14.2%	17%	19.72%
Two or More Races	3.2%	4.88%	52.5%
Hispanic	3.2%	3.29%	2.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.67%	2.93%	-37.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.32%	0.73%	128.13%