How common is the surname Crockett?

23,769 people in the United States had the surname Crockett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,989 Americans. It ranked 1,507th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crockett?

Davy Crockett, American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836), followed by Affion Crockett.

Where is the surname Crockett most common?

Wikidata records people named Crockett in the United States.

Is the surname Crockett getting more or less common?

More common. 22,850 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,769 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Crockett also a first name?

Yes. Crockett is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Crockett

A surname, carried by 23,769 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crockett is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,769 people named Crockett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,989 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,850.

#1,507

rank among US surnames

23,769

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #1,434)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,498	McManus	23,909	12,913
#1,499	Arevalo	23,895	12,921
#1,500	Horner	23,881	12,929
#1,501	Conklin	23,846	12,947
#1,502	Holbrook	23,843	12,949
#1,504	Hollingsworth	23,831	12,956
#1,505	Clement	23,830	12,956

Who is named Crockett

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

62% of people named Crockett identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Crocketts

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
Affion Crockett
American comedian and actor, born 1974
Rita Crockett
American volleyball player, born 1957
Jim Crockett
American wrestling promoter (1944-2021)
Jeffrey Crockett
American basketball player (born 1991)
Charley Crockett
American singer and songwriter, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Crockett

Crockett has the Soundex code C623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C623.

Questions

How common is the surname Crockett?: 23,769 people in the United States had the surname Crockett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,989 Americans. It ranked 1,507th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crockett?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Crockett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crockett?: Davy Crockett, American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836), followed by Affion Crockett.
Where is the surname Crockett most common?: Wikidata records people named Crockett in the United States.
Is the surname Crockett getting more or less common?: More common. 22,850 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,769 in 2010, up 4.0%.
Is Crockett also a first name?: Yes. Crockett is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.