Explore the Family Name Crownover
The meaning of Crownover
Possibly an Americanized form of German Kronauer or Gronauer, or perhaps of Kronhöfer, a variant of Grünhöfer, a habitational name for someone from a lost place called Grünhof, from Middle High German grūene ‘green’ or kranech ‘crane’ + hof ‘farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Crownover in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Crownover saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank went from 12,487 in 2000 to 13,065 in 2010, marking a 4.63% drop. Despite this, the count increased by 3.12%, from 2,279 to 2,350 individuals bearing the name during the same period. However, the overall proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.76%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #12,487 | #13,065 | -4.63% |
| Count | 2,279 | 2,350 | 3.12% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.84 | 0.8 | -4.76% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crownover
The ethnicity associated with the surname Crownover also showed shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of people identifying as White decreased slightly from 93.68% to 92.47%. Those identifying as Hispanic or Black increased from 1.18% to 2.09% and 2.76% to 3.32% respectively. The data for 2010 also shows new small percentages of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which were not present in 2000. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities declined by 35.44%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.68% | 92.47% | -1.29% |
| Black | 2.76% | 3.32% | 20.29% |
| Hispanic | 1.18% | 2.09% | 77.12% |
| Two or More Races | 1.58% | 1.02% | -35.44% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.89% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.21% | 0% |