# Craig (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/craig/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 92,507 |
| US rank (2010) | 332 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,338 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (89,591 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹɛɡ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From craig (“rock”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Craig in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Craig in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Craig

- William Lane Craig, American Christian apologist and theologian
- Ralph Craig, American athlete (1889–1972)
- Larry Craig, American politician
- Yvonne Craig, American actress (1937–2015)
- James Craig, actor (1912-1985)
- Peter Craig, American novelist and screenwriter
- Wendy Craig, British actress
- Kami Craig, American water polo player
- Torrey Craig, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Carl Craig, American music producer
- Angie Craig, American politician (born 1972)
- Jim Craig, American ice hockey goaltender

and 29 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Crago, Creagh, Cruz, Cross, Church, Carrasco, Crews, Crouch, Caruso, Crook, Creech, Crouse.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.