Explore the Family Name Crispen

The meaning of Crispen

1. English: variant of Crispin. This form of the surname is rare in Britain. 2. Americanized form of German Krispin, a cognate of Crispin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Crispen' has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Crispen was ranked 48,776 in the U.S., with 406 individuals carrying the name. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 60,347, showing a decrease of approximately 23.72%. Additionally, there was a decrease in the count of people with the surname from 406 in 2000 to 334 in 2010, marking a fall of 17.73%. The proportion of the surname 'Crispen' per 100,000 people also fell by 26.67% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,776	#60,347	-23.72%
Count	406	334	-17.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.11	-26.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crispen

When it comes to the ethnicity of individuals with the surname 'Crispen', changes were observed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as white decreased from 90.64% to 87.72%, while the Hispanic population increased significantly by 187.08%, from 2.71% to 7.78%. The percentage of those identifying as Black saw a notable decrease of 43.75%, falling from 3.20% to 1.80%. Interestingly, there were no Crispens who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year. Meanwhile, the category of two or more races saw a complete drop from 1.72% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. On the other hand, there was an emergence of Crispens identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, which was not the case in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.64%	87.72%	-3.22%
Hispanic	2.71%	7.78%	187.08%
Black	3.2%	1.8%	-43.75%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.72%	0%	0%