How common is the surname Crippen?

3,242 people in the United States had the surname Crippen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,233 Americans. It ranked 9,956th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crippen?

Robert Crippen, American astronaut, followed by Hawley Harvey Crippen.

Where is the surname Crippen most common?

Wikidata records people named Crippen in the United States.

Is the surname Crippen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,163 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,242 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Crippen

A surname, carried by 3,242 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C615

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crippen is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,242 people named Crippen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,233 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,163.

#9,956

rank among US surnames

3,242

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,429)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,949	Schantz	3,245	95,145
#9,953	Courson	3,244	95,174
#9,954	Alpert	3,243	95,204
#9,956	Goines	3,242	95,233
#9,959	Boutte	3,241	95,262
#9,961	Brazier	3,240	95,292
#9,963	Hoggard	3,239	95,321

Who is named Crippen

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

79% of people named Crippen identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Crippens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Crippen
American astronaut, born 1937
Hawley Harvey Crippen
American executed homeopath (1862–1910)
Fran Crippen
American long-distance and open water swimmer, 1984–2010

Questions

How common is the surname Crippen?: 3,242 people in the United States had the surname Crippen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,233 Americans. It ranked 9,956th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crippen?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Crippen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crippen?: Robert Crippen, American astronaut, followed by Hawley Harvey Crippen.
Where is the surname Crippen most common?: Wikidata records people named Crippen in the United States.
Is the surname Crippen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,163 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,242 in 2010, up 2.5%.