Explore the Family Name Crowden

The meaning of Crowden

English: habitational name from either of two places called Crowden, in Derbyshire and Devon. The first is named from Old English crāwe ‘crow’ + denu ‘valley’; the second from Old English crāwe + dūn ‘hill’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Crowden saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 39,176th in 2000, it slipped to 45,653rd in 2010, marking a 16.53% decline. The number of individuals with this surname also dropped from 529 to 468 during this period, representing an 11.53% decrease. Consequently, the proportion of people named Crowden per 100,000 U.S. residents fell by 20.0%, from 0.2 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,176	#45,653	-16.53%
Count	529	468	-11.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.16	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crowden

With respect to ethnicity as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, those identified as White made up the majority of the Crowden surname bearers in both years, although there was a minor decrease of 0.97% from 83.93% in 2000 to 83.12% in 2010. Those identified as Black represented the second largest group, with a slight increase of 1.94%, going from 13.42% to 13.68%. The ethnicity tables show that no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, while no one identified as Hispanic in 2000, by 2010, 2.14% of individuals with the Crowden surname did so. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased to none in 2010 from 1.51% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.93%	83.12%	-0.97%
Black	13.42%	13.68%	1.94%
Hispanic	0%	2.14%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.51%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%