Explore the Family Name Cracraft

The meaning of Cracraft

English: variant of Craycraft.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cracraft saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 31,126th most popular surname, while in 2010, it had climbed slightly to the 31,033rd position, representing a change of 0.3%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 705 in 2000 to 748 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 6.1%. Nevertheless, the proportion of people named Cracraft per 100,000 decreased by 3.85%, from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,126	#31,033	0.3%
Count	705	748	6.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cracraft

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Cracraft surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (96.60% in 2000 and 94.52% in 2010), there appeared an increase in the number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races. As of 2000, no one with the surname Cracraft identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, but by 2010, 1.34% did so. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more races rose from 0.85% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010, marking a substantial change of 167.06%. Conversely, the proportion identifying as Hispanic fell by 21.18% during this period. No individuals with the surname Cracraft identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	94.52%	-2.15%
Two or More Races	0.85%	2.27%	167.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.34%	0%
Hispanic	1.7%	1.34%	-21.18%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%