The Crabtree surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 26,104 people carried this name — #1,354 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 25,929 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Crabtree surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the crabtree’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 212 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Crabtree was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Lancashire: 19 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 526. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Lancashire 19
Yorkshire, West Riding 17

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Crabtree in American newspapers,
1926–1930.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Crabtree
The Washington Daily News 1930-02-01
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Crabtree
Evening Star 1926-12-14
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Crabtree
The Washington Daily News 1930-01-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Crabtree in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

8,077 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crabtree. The most, 1,601, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,002
Victoria 1,919
Tasmania 1,397
Queensland 811
South Australia 384
Western Australia 374
ACT (Canberra) 170
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crabtree.

Who carried it

People named Crabtree,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Crabtree
    William Crabtree 1610–1644 · astronomer
  • Lotta Crabtree
    Lotta Crabtree 1847–1924 · actor
  • William R. Crabtree
    William R. Crabtree 1867–1920 · politician
  • Jimmy Crabtree
    Jimmy Crabtree 1871–1908 · association football player
  • Julia Phyllis Crabtree d. 2003 · writer
  • John Crabtree d. 1867 · laborer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Crabtree,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,594 records

1,594 records of the Crabtree name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 908
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 289
  • Other U.S. records 397
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Michael Andrew Crabtree

    Born 1939; from Portland, Oregon. U.S. Army, nuclear weapons employment specialist; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam. Buried at Us Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harvey R. Crabtree

    Born 1921 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Richmond, Virginia; shipping clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Mountain Home National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Crabtree

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Chester from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 32; butcher. From Kirkby, England; bound for Milwaukee.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,594 records for Crabtree in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia625 records

625 records of the Crabtree name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 258
  • Tasmanian Names Index 229
  • Other Australian records 138
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Crabtree

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Princess Charlotte, sailing from Downs in 1824. Native of Manchester, Lancashire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1843.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph Crabtree

    Died 1887 in Ringarooma, Tasmania, aged 81. Will registered in Tasmania in 1888.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Crabtree

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Mermaid, aged 6; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 625 records for Crabtree in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom39 records

39 records of the Crabtree name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 35
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Crabtree

    Died 1980, aged 85; buried at St Thomas Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ellen Crabtree

    Will proved in 1936; of Llandudno, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. J. Crabtree

    Lance Corporal, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 39 records for Crabtree in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada17 records

17 records of the Crabtree name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Constance Isabel Crabtree

    Buried in 1975 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 50.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Collins Crabtree

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James A. Crabtree

    Married 1885 in Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 17 records for Crabtree in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Crabtree name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Clifford Crabtree

    Married in 1946 in Apeldoorn; office clerk.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Thomas Crabtree

    Died 1872 in Den Helder, aged 50.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lorne Walter Kay Crabtree

    Married in 1945 in De Bilt.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Crabtree in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand5 records

5 records of the Crabtree name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Derek Redford Crabtree

    Died 1959, aged 29; buried at Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Martha Jane Crabtree

    Died 1912, aged 68; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Walter Crabtree

    Died 1943, aged 61; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Crabtree in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Crabtree name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Odette Blanche Louise Crabtree

    Born 1897 in Paris; died 1989 in Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Margaret Adelaide Crabtree

    Born 1908 in the United Kingdom; died 1992 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Auguste Crabtree

    Born 1893 in Paris; died 1987 in Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Crabtree in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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