Explore the Family Name Craps

The meaning of Craps

1. Variant of Crapps 1, a surname of German origin. 2. Flemish: variant of Crabs, a genitivized derivative of Middle Dutch crabbe ‘crab’ (see Crabbe). Alternatively, perhaps a derivative of Middle Dutch crappe ‘madder’, a plant used to produce a red dye, and hence a metonymic occupational name for a dyer or for someone who grew madder. The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Craps' ranked 84,631 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to rank 86,645 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.38%. In terms of count, there were 206 individuals with this surname recorded in 2000, which increased to 215 by 2010, indicating a growth of 4.37%. However, when calculated as a proportion per 100,000 people, the percentage decreased by 12.5% from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#84,631	#86,645	-2.38%
Count	206	215	4.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Craps

On to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Craps' identified as White, with 93.69% in 2000 rising to 99.07% in 2010, seeing an increase of 5.74%. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in neither 2000 nor 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased from 3.40% in 2000 to zero in 2010. The category of 'Two or more races' also remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.69%	99.07%	5.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	3.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%