Explore the Family Name Crackel

The meaning of Crackel

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire, one called Crakehall and the other Crakehill, both from the Old English personal name Craca, Old Norse kráka ‘crow, raven’, or Old English craca ‘crow, raven’ + Old English halh ‘recess’. This form of the surname is now rare in England.

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

The surname Crackel, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 55,971 but fell to 63,218 by 2010, marking a decline of nearly 13 percent. The count of individuals bearing the Crackel name also dropped from 342 to 316 during this period, indicating a decrease of approximately 7.6 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Crackel surname per 100,000 decreased by 15.38 percent, going from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 ten years later.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,971	#63,218	-12.95%
Count	342	316	-7.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crackel

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Crackel surname identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 96.78 percent identified as White, decreasing slightly to 95.25 percent by 2010. There was also a small percentage that identified as Hispanic, increasing from 1.75 percent in 2000 to 2.85 percent in 2010. Notably, there were no recorded instances of individuals with the Crackel surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.78%	95.25%	-1.58%
Hispanic	1.75%	2.85%	62.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%