Explore the Family Name Cranley

The meaning of Cranley

1. English: habitational name from Cranleigh in Surrey or either of the places called Cranley, in Suffolk and Lincolnshire. 2. Irish: from Ó Crónghaile ‘descendant of Crónghal’, a personal name composed of crón ‘brown’ and gal ‘valor’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cranley saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 90,652 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to a ranking of 106,096, marking a 17.04% decline. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased by 11.11%, from 189 in 2000 to 168 in 2010. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also fell by 14.29% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#90,652	#106,096	-17.04%
Count	189	168	-11.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cranley

In reference to ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some noticeable shifts among those with the Cranley surname between 2000 and 2010. There was no change in the number of people who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or individuals of two or more races, as these groups remained at zero throughout this period. The percentage of people identifying as White increased slightly from 88.36% to 89.88%. However, the most significant change was seen in the Hispanic group, which saw an increase from 3.7% in 2000 to 6.55% in 2010, marking a substantial growth of 77.03%. Meanwhile, the percentage of people identifying as Black fell to zero in 2010 from 5.82% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.36%	89.88%	1.72%
Hispanic	3.7%	6.55%	77.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	5.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%