Craighead is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Craighead
No. of characters: 9
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Craighead

How popular is Craighead?

Craighead is common in United States.

Craighead is ranked 106219 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Craighead bearers increased by 2.145455 per cent in 2010 US census to 2809 since 2000, the surname slipped by 582 spots and ranked at 11256. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.32 67.45
Black 26.38 28.29
Others 2.92 1.85
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.57 1.42
Hispanic or Latino 1.42 0.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.39 0.25
Craighead is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in New Zealand. Around 3886 people have been found who wears Craighead as their family name. Craighead have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,478 South Africa2
219,873 France2
56,169 Mexico1
153,416 Italy1
58,885 Poland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,026 Canada91
26,056 Australia91
6,180 Scotland85
Countries with hundreds of Craighead:
32,841 England134
6,297 New Zealand118
Countries with thousands of Craighead:
10,939 United States3,313

Craighead Namesakes

  • Brander Craighead, Football offensive lineman
  • Jean Craighead George, Writer
  • David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
  • Joni Craighead, Politician
  • Meinrad Craighead, Author
  • Jean Craighead George, Writer

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