Explore the Family Name Craigen

The meaning of Craigen

Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Banffshire): variant of Craigie. Black records that in 1272 the church of Cragyn in Kyle ‘was confirmed to the monks of Paisley by Thomas de Cragyn, son and heir of John Hose, who had assumed his surname from his lands’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Craigen saw a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Craigen was ranked as the 47,735th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had moved up slightly to 46,902nd place, marking an improvement of 1.75%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased over this period, growing by 8.63% from 417 to 453. However, despite these changes, the proportion of people named Craigen per 100k remained steady at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#46,902	1.75%
Count	417	453	8.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Craigen

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Craigen, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals bearing this name identify as White, accounting for 73.14% in 2000 and 72.19% in 2010. There was a slight increase in those who identify as Black, climbing from 22.06% in 2000 to 23.18% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races decreased significantly, falling by 48.18%. Notably, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The Hispanic population emerged in 2010, representing 1.32% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	73.14%	72.19%	-1.3%
Black	22.06%	23.18%	5.08%
Two or More Races	3.84%	1.99%	-48.18%
Hispanic	0%	1.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%