Explore the Family Name Craley

The meaning of Craley

1. Possibly an altered form of English Crawley (compare Cralle). This surname is also found in England, but not before the early 17th century. 2. In some cases an Americanized form of Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Kralj ‘king’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Craley saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 62,046th most popular surname in the United States, dropping to the 66,164th position by 2010. This represented a change of -6.64%. The count of individuals with the surname also decreased slightly during this period, from 302 to 299, a negligible drop of -0.99%. The proportion of the population bearing the surname per 100,000 people also fell by -9.09% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,046	#66,164	-6.64%
Count	302	299	-0.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Craley

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Craley identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although the percentage fell slightly from 98.34% to 95.99%. Notably, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Black by 2010, accounting for 1.67% of those with the surname, whereas there were none recorded in 2000. There were no significant changes in other categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these groups each accounting for 0.00% of individuals with the surname Craley in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.34%	95.99%	-2.39%
Black	0%	1.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%