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    The surname Crosby

    A Norse place surname, carried by 40,563 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɹɑz.bi/ 2 syllables Soundex C621 Also a first name

    Crosby: #851 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Crosby #851, 40,563 people Crosby: #851 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Crosby #851, 40,563 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crosby is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    Norse origin

    From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).

    Crosby is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 40,563 people named Crosby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,612 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 38,844.

    #851
    rank among US surnames
    40,563
    people in 2010
    14
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #811)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #842Walls41,0257,526
    #843Trejo41,0217,527
    #844House41,0007,530
    #845Reilly40,8847,552
    #846Pennington40,8547,557
    #847Michael40,7367,579
    #848Conrad40,7077,585

    Who is named Crosby

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

    70% of people named Crosby identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Crosbys

    21 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bing Crosby
      American singer and actor (1903–1977)
    • David Crosby
      American singer, guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)
    • Denise Crosby
      American actress, born 1957
    • Fanny Crosby
      19th century Christian hymnist, 1820–1915
    • Bob Crosby
      American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913–1993)
    • Mary Crosby
      American actress, born 1959
    • Cathy Lee Crosby
      American actress, born 1944
    • Caresse Crosby
      American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970)
    • Harry Crosby
      American actor, born 1958
    • Floyd Crosby
      American cinematographer (1899-1985)
    • Gary Crosby
      American actor and singer (1933-1995)
    • Maxx Crosby
      American football player (born 1997)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Crosby

    Crosby has the Soundex code C621, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C621.

    Other Norse surnames

    All 126 Norse surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Crosby come from?
    From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).
    How common is the surname Crosby?
    40,563 people in the United States had the surname Crosby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,612 Americans. It ranked 851st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Crosby?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Crosby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Crosby?
    Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (1903–1977), followed by David Crosby.
    Where is the surname Crosby most common?
    Wikidata records people named Crosby in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Crosby?
    Crosby is /ˈkɹɑz.bi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Crosby?
    Crosby is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Crosby getting more or less common?
    More common. 38,844 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,563 in 2010, up 4.4%.
    What are other spellings of Crosby?
    Crosbie, Crossby and Corsby.
    Is Crosby also a first name?
    Yes. Crosby 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.