The Cribb surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,578 people carried this name — #9,125 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,387 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Cribb surname

English surname, from Old English cribb (“crib, manger”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cribb» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 63 people named Cribb live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 50
Misiones 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Cribb in American newspapers,
1909–1920.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Cribb
The Birmingham Age-herald 1920-01-14
Newspaper page from San Antonio Light carrying the name Cribb
San Antonio Light 1911-07-09
Newspaper page from Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier carrying the name Cribb
Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier 1909-05-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,434 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cribb in Australian newspapers,
1810s–2000s.

27,249 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cribb. The most, 5,242, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 20,670
New South Wales 4,017
Western Australia 1,142
Victoria 673
South Australia 458
ACT (Canberra) 155
Tasmania 118
Northern Territory 5

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

Who carried it

People named Cribb,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Tom Cribb
    Tom Cribb 1781–1848 · boxer
  • Benjamin Cribb
    Benjamin Cribb 1807–1874 · businessperson
  • James Clarke Cribb
    James Clarke Cribb 1856–1926 · politician
  • Robert Cribb 1755–1827 · publisher
  • Henry Smart Cribb 1864–1944 · businessperson
  • Stephen Cribb 1875–1963 · photographer

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 Cribb,
in the records of 5 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 States168 records

168 records of the Cribb name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 106
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 27
  • Other U.S. records 35
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Glis P. Cribb

    Born 1918 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Centenary United Methodist, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edward Bernard Cribb

    Born 1939; from Cactus, Arizona. U.S. Army, fixed wing aviation unit commander; killed in action 1963 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Cribb

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Holland from Havre and London, aged 32; servant. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 168 records for Cribb 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia606 records

606 records of the Cribb name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 438
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 107
  • Other Australian records 61
  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 James Cribb

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Blenheim, sailing from Plymouth in 1850. Native of Hampshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1854.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Maidstone, aged 15; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry T. Cribb

    Mining engineer of Strezlecki, Victoria; died 1950.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 606 records for Cribb in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada20 records

20 records of the Cribb name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 18
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Adelaide A. Cribb

    Died 1876 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Cribb

    Died 1913; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Erwin E. Cribb

    Married 1908 in Colchester, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 20 records for Cribb in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand14 records

14 records of the Cribb name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 8
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 5
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Preston Cribb

    Buried in 1930 at Omahu Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 93.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Henry Cribb

    Died 1925, aged 57; buried at Sydenham 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 Arthur Cribb

    Died 1932, aged 76; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Cribb in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District 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).

United Kingdom12 records

12 records of the Cribb name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Caroline Cribb

    Buried in 1829 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 40.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Cribb

    Army Cyclist Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Daniel Cribb

    Buried in 1847 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 66.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Cribb in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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