Explore the Family Name Croswell

The meaning of Croswell

English: perhaps a variant of Creswell. This may also be a habitational name from an unidentified place in Shropshire or Berkshire.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Croswell has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Croswell ranked as the 24,453rd most common surname in the United States, with 959 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 26,067th, and the number of people with this last name had dropped slightly to 940. This represents a decrease of 1.98 percent overall and an 11.11 percent drop in proportion per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,453	#26,067	-6.6%
Count	959	940	-1.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.32	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Croswell

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the Croswell surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts over the same decade. Though the majority of bearers of this name identify as White (70.32 percent in 2010, down from 75.39 percent in 2000), there are also significant proportions who identify as Black (23.94 percent, up from 21.17 percent). The number of Croswells who identify with two or more races also increased significantly, nearly doubling to 1.60 percent. Meanwhile, new categories emerged in 2010, with 0.64 percent identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and another 0.64 percent as American Indian and Alaskan Native, where there were none in 2000. Lastly, the percentage of Croswells identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase, rising from 1.67 percent in 2000 to 2.87 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.39%	70.32%	-6.73%
Black	21.17%	23.94%	13.08%
Hispanic	1.67%	2.87%	71.86%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.6%	92.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.64%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.64%	0%