How common is the surname Crenshaw?

18,096 people in the United States had the surname Crenshaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,062 Americans. It ranked 1,995th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crenshaw?

Kimberlé Crenshaw, American legal academic (born 1959), followed by Dan Crenshaw.

Where is the surname Crenshaw most common?

Wikidata records people named Crenshaw in the United States.

Is the surname Crenshaw getting more or less common?

More common. 17,402 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,096 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Crenshaw

A surname, carried by 18,096 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crenshaw is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

(melon): Named after American horticulturist Edwin Crenshaw.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,096 people named Crenshaw in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,062 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,402.

#1,995

rank among US surnames

18,096

people in 2010

6.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #1,895)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,986	Addison	18,169	16,993
#1,987	Ha	18,156	17,005
#1,989	Cao	18,138	17,022
#1,990	Dickens	18,123	17,036
#1,991	Judd	18,110	17,048
#1,992	Barbosa	18,106	17,052
#1,993	Hawley	18,100	17,058

Who is named Crenshaw

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Crenshaw identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Crenshaws

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kimberlé Crenshaw
American legal academic (born 1959)
Dan Crenshaw
American politician and former Navy SEAL (born 1984)
Ander Crenshaw
American politician (born 1944)
Marshall Crenshaw
American musician, born 1953

Questions

Where does the surname Crenshaw come from?: (melon): Named after American horticulturist Edwin Crenshaw.
How common is the surname Crenshaw?: 18,096 people in the United States had the surname Crenshaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,062 Americans. It ranked 1,995th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crenshaw?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Crenshaw identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crenshaw?: Kimberlé Crenshaw, American legal academic (born 1959), followed by Dan Crenshaw.
Where is the surname Crenshaw most common?: Wikidata records people named Crenshaw in the United States.
Is the surname Crenshaw getting more or less common?: More common. 17,402 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,096 in 2010, up 4.0%.