Explore the Family Name Crewse

The meaning of Crewse

1. English: variant of Cruse. 2. Americanized form of German and Danish Kruse or Dutch Kroese.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Crewse has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 49,767th in terms of popularity, while in 2010, it climbed up to 49,268th place, indicating a growth rate of 1.0%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also rose by 7.83% during this time period, increasing from 396 to 427. However, when calculated per 100,000 people, the proportion of Crewse bearers slightly fell by -6.67%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,767	#49,268	1%
Count	396	427	7.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crewse

Moving to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Crewse, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some significant changes between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with this surname underwent a substantial increase of 85.31%, rising from 3.54% to 6.56%. At the same time, the data indicates a debut of Black ethnicity among Crewse bearers, registering 1.87% in 2010 from zero in 2000. Meanwhile, the presence of the surname within the White community decreased slightly by -3.19%, from 91.92% to 88.99%. The proportion of those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native experienced declines, with the latter disappearing altogether in the 2010 data. Asian/Pacific Islander representation remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.92%	88.99%	-3.19%
Hispanic	3.54%	6.56%	85.31%
Black	0%	1.87%	0%
Two or More Races	1.77%	1.64%	-7.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.02%	0%	0%