Craig Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 3
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 3
Cheshire 70
Cornwall 9
Cumberland 141
Derbyshire 0
Devon 40
Dorset 1
Durham 423
Essex 10
Gloucestershire 5
Hampshire 39
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 6
Isle of Man 39
Kent 32
Lancashire 473
Leicestershire 22
Lincolnshire 6
London 358
Middlesex 11
Northumberland 353
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 18
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 6
Shropshire 32
Suffolk 0
Somerset 9
Surrey 27
Sussex 28
Staffordshire 14
Warwickshire 20
Westmorland 20
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 158

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 3
Denbighshire 2
Flintshire 16
Glamorgan 31
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 12
Radnorshire 0

Craig Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Craig family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 441
Labourer 51
Dress Maker 18
Domestic Servant 17
Coal Miner 16
Lead Miner 13
Annuitant 12
Joiner 11
Draper 11
General Servant 11
House Keeper 10
Dressmaker 9
Laundress 9
Milliner 8
Clerk 8
Painter 8
Private 8
Blacksmith 7
Cook 7
Cooper 7
Miner 7
Tailor 7
Watch Maker 7
No Occupation 6
Cotton Weaver 6

Most Frequent Forenames for Craig

Name Census Frequency
John Craig 1,789
Mary Craig 1,629
William Craig 1,494
James Craig 1,277
Elizabeth Craig 1,113
Margaret Craig 846
Thomas Craig 845
Robert Craig 817
George Craig 763
Jane Craig 655
Sarah Craig 566
Joseph Craig 410
Ann Craig 408
Annie Craig 398
Isabella Craig 298
Charles Craig 295
Ellen Craig 273
David Craig 271
Alexander Craig 268
Agnes Craig 224
Alice Craig 212
Hannah Craig 212
Henry Craig 198
Edward Craig 197
Catherine Craig 186

Craig Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Craig 100% 24,347
2 Crago 60% 1,551
3 Courage 43% 1,433
4 Crage 60% 1,250
5 Craigie 71% 1,191
6 Craige 83% 453
7 Cragie 67% 413
8 Craigg 83% 373
9 Cragoe 50% 344
10 Creig 80% 313
11 Crag 80% 253
12 Cregoe 33% 154

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The surname Craig is the most popular version of all its varients

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