Explore the Family Name Crilly

The meaning of Crilly

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Raghailligh ‘son of Raghailleach’. Compare Crawley. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Crilly has seen a slight shift in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 25,657th in popularity and by 2010, it had fallen slightly to 26,362nd, marking a change of -2.75%. The actual count of people with this surname, however, increased from 903 to 926, an increase of 2.55%. Despite this rise in the number of individuals named Crilly, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 6.06% from 0.33 to 0.31 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,657	#26,362	-2.75%
Count	903	926	2.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crilly

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Crilly, there were some noticeable changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of people with this surname were White, accounting for 95.24% in 2000 and dipping slightly to 94.06% in 2010. The percentage of Crillys identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw minor decreases during this time frame. Notably, there was a significant increase in those identifying as belonging to two or more races, which went up from 0.55% in 2000 to 1.62% in 2010, a change of 194.55%. Meanwhile, the data for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native was either suppressed or remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.24%	94.06%	-1.24%
Hispanic	2.55%	2.48%	-2.75%
Two or More Races	0.55%	1.62%	194.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	0.86%	-3.37%
Black	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%