Explore the Family Name Crickmore

The meaning of Crickmore

English (Suffolk and Norfolk): perhaps a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in East Anglia called something like Creekmere ‘pond or lake near an arm of the sea’. The form of the name suggest Crugmeer in Cornwall as a possible source or the related Welsh term crug mawr ‘large mound’, both pronounced with /i/ in the first syllable. However, there is no evidence for origin of the surname in the west of England or Wales.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Crickmore" has seen a slight dip in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Crickmore was ranked 69,636th most popular surname and by 2010, it had fallen to the 69,996th spot, representing a decrease of 0.52%. However, the actual count of people bearing the surname increased from 263 in 2000 to 280 in 2010 — a rise of 6.46%. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 individuals dropped by 10% from 0.1 to 0.09 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,636	#69,996	-0.52%
Count	263	280	6.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crickmore

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Crickmore", according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White. In 2000, 99.24% of those bearing the surname identified as White, and in 2010, this figure decreased slightly to 98.57%, a change of -0.68%. There were no recorded instances of the Crickmore surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.24%	98.57%	-0.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%