How common is the surname Crothers?

2,713 people in the United States had the surname Crothers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,802 Americans. It ranked 11,585th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crothers?

Scatman Crothers, American entertainer (1910–1986), followed by Rachel Crothers.

Where is the surname Crothers most common?

Wikidata records people named Crothers in the United States.

Is the surname Crothers getting more or less common?

More common. 2,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,713 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Crothers

A surname, carried by 2,713 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crothers is more common than 92.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,713 people named Crothers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,802 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,607.

#11,585

rank among US surnames

2,713

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,162)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,576	Albarado	2,716	113,677
#11,578	Gutowski	2,715	113,718
#11,584	Farquhar	2,714	113,760
#11,585	Crothers	2,713	113,802
#11,587	Marconi	2,712	113,844
#11,588	Didomenico	2,711	113,886
#11,589	Tomko	2,710	113,928

Who is named Crothers

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

90% of people named Crothers identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Crotherss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scatman Crothers
American entertainer (1910–1986)
Rachel Crothers
American playwright and theatre director (1878–1958)
Austin Lane Crothers
American politician (1860-1912)
Samuel McChord Crothers
American minister (1857–1927)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Crothers

Crothers has the Soundex code C636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C636.

Questions

How common is the surname Crothers?: 2,713 people in the United States had the surname Crothers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,802 Americans. It ranked 11,585th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crothers?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Crothers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crothers?: Scatman Crothers, American entertainer (1910–1986), followed by Rachel Crothers.
Where is the surname Crothers most common?: Wikidata records people named Crothers in the United States.
Is the surname Crothers getting more or less common?: More common. 2,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,713 in 2010, up 4.1%.