How common is the surname Crudup?

2,123 people in the United States had the surname Crudup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,429 Americans. It ranked 14,152nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crudup?

Billy Crudup, American actor (born 1968), followed by Arthur Crudup.

Where is the surname Crudup most common?

Wikidata records people named Crudup in the United States.

Is the surname Crudup getting more or less common?

More common. 1,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,123 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Crudup

A German surname, carried by 2,123 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C631

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crudup is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Possibly an Americanized spelling of North German Gratop.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,123 people named Crudup in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,429 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,891.

#14,152

rank among US surnames

2,123

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,472)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,148	Longwell	2,124	145,360
#14,152	Renick	2,123	145,429
#14,155	Lappin	2,122	145,497
#14,160	Philippe	2,121	145,566

Who is named Crudup

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

86% of people named Crudup identified as Black (not Hispanic), 7.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 7.5%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Crudups

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Crudup
American actor (born 1968)
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1905–1974)

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Crudup come from?: Possibly an Americanized spelling of North German Gratop.
How common is the surname Crudup?: 2,123 people in the United States had the surname Crudup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,429 Americans. It ranked 14,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crudup?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Crudup identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crudup?: Billy Crudup, American actor (born 1968), followed by Arthur Crudup.
Where is the surname Crudup most common?: Wikidata records people named Crudup in the United States.
Is the surname Crudup getting more or less common?: More common. 1,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,123 in 2010, up 12%.