Explore the Family Name Critchett

The meaning of Critchett

English (Devon): nickname from an unrecorded Old French crochard, a derivative either of Old French crochu ‘bent, hooked, misshapen’ or of Old French croche ‘crook, hook, crutch’ + the pejorative suffix -ard. It may have denoted someone who was physically bent or crooked or who used a crutch. By the early 16th century Crochard developed to Cruchett, then to Critchett by an unrounding of the vowel that is recorded, for example, in Devon placenames.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Critchett declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 91,004 in terms of popularity and by 2010 it fell to 104,602, showing a drop of approximately 14.94%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 188 in 2000 to 171 in 2010, marking a 9.04% decline. The proportion of people named Critchett per 100,000 inhabitants similarly dropped by around 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#91,004	#104,602	-14.94%
Count	188	171	-9.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Critchett

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Critchett surname. The majority of those bearing this last name identify as White, with percentages increasing from 94.68% in 2000 to 96.49% in 2010. The Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations carrying this surname, however, disappeared entirely within this decade. There were no significant changes or presence noted in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or multi-racial categories for this surname during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	96.49%	1.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.66%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.66%	0%	-100%