Explore the Family Name Crosbie

The meaning of Crosbie

1. Scottish and Irish: habitational name from one or other of the places in Scotland called Crosbie or Corsbie in Ayrshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Berwickshire. The medieval family of Crosbie in Scotland were followers of the Bruce lords of Annandale. 2. Scottish: variant of Crosby.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Crosbie' has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Crosbie was ranked 21054 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had dropped to a rank of 21811, a decrease of 3.6%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 1163 in 2000 to 1192 in 2010, a growth of 2.49%. Despite this increase, the proportion of people named Crosbie per 100,000 decreased by 6.98%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,054	#21,811	-3.6%
Count	1,163	1,192	2.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.4	-6.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crosbie

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Crosbie', the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as White, although there was a slight decrease from 90.63% in 2000 to 87.67% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Black rose modestly from 6.28% to 7.21% over the same period. A significant increase was observed among those identifying as Hispanic, which climbed from 1.12% to 2.77%. Those identifying with two or more races slightly declined from 1.38% to 1.34%. No individuals reported as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.63%	87.67%	-3.27%
Black	6.28%	7.21%	14.81%
Hispanic	1.12%	2.77%	147.32%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.34%	-2.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%