Explore the Family Name Crosswhite

The meaning of Crosswhite

English: either a variant of Crosthwaite or of Crostwight, a habitational name from Crostwight in Norfolk, with the same etymology.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Crosswhite has slightly dwindled over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The ranking for the surname fell by about 3.84%, moving from 16,525th place in 2000 to 17,159th place in 2010. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with the Crosswhite surname increased by 3.12% during this period, growing from 1,601 to 1,651. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of approximately 5.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,525	#17,159	-3.84%
Count	1,601	1,651	3.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.56	-5.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crosswhite

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some minor changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Crosswhite surname identify as White, though there was a slight decrease in this group, falling from 90.82% to 89.82%. The proportion of those identifying as Black also decreased marginally, from 4.87% to 4.72%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase, nearly doubling from 1.00% to 1.94%. Interestingly, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in the 2010 data, reported at 0.73% and 0.79% respectively. However, those identifying with two or more races decreased, from 2.19% down to 2.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.82%	89.82%	-1.1%
Black	4.87%	4.72%	-3.08%
Two or More Races	2.19%	2%	-8.68%
Hispanic	1%	1.94%	94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.73%	0%