Explore the Family Name Crapo

The meaning of Crapo

Americanized form of French Crépeau (see Crepeau).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Crapo' has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 22,240 and it declined by 0.36% to 22,319 in 2010. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the last name 'Crapo' increased from 1,082 in 2000 to 1,155 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 6.75%. The proportion of people per 100,000 with the surname 'Crapo' slightly decreased by 2.5% from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,240	#22,319	-0.36%
Count	1,082	1,155	6.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.39	-2.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crapo

The ethnicity distribution for the surname 'Crapo', according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, exhibited some changes from 2000 to 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority in both years, although there was a small decrease of 1.56%, from 96.49% in 2000 to 94.98% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw a considerable increase of 168.92%, growing from 0.74% to 1.99%. There was also an increase in those identifying as Black and Asian/Pacific Islander, with the latter featuring in the 2010 data for the first time. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native marked a decline of 42.50% during this period. Those identifying with two or more races saw an increase of 56.63%, from 0.83% in 2000 to 1.3% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.49%	94.98%	-1.56%
Hispanic	0.74%	1.99%	168.92%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.3%	56.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.2%	0.69%	-42.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%
Black	0%	0.43%	0%