The Crossland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,636 people carried this name — #8,994 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,547 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Crossland surname

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Almondbury, West Yorkshire, from Old English cros (“cross”) + land (“land”).

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

As an English and Welsh surname

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

An early record he cites: Ricardus de Crosseland, living in North Crosseland, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Crosland and Crossland.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 219 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Crossland was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Yorkshire, West Riding: 16 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 625. 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. His list gives one count for the spellings Crossland and Crosland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Yorkshire, West Riding 16
Derbyshire 15

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

Crossland in American newspapers,
1879–1903.

Newspaper page from The New Orleans Daily Democrat carrying the name Crossland
The New Orleans Daily Democrat 1879-06-29
Newspaper page from The New Age carrying the name Crossland
The New Age 1903-01-10
Newspaper page from The Gazette carrying the name Crossland
The Gazette 1902-12-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,541 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Crossland in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

3,830 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crossland. The most, 696, date from the 1930s. 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 Western Australia, at 3.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,167
Western Australia 1,160
Queensland 741
South Australia 413
Victoria 267
Tasmania 60
ACT (Canberra) 17

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

Who carried it

People named Crossland,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edward Crossland
    Edward Crossland 1827–1881 · judge
  • Charles Crossland
    Charles Crossland 1844–1916 · botanist
  • Jack Crossland
    Jack Crossland 1852–1903 · cricketer
  • Jack Crossland
    Jack Crossland 1852–1903 · cricketer
  • Walter Crossland d. 1943
  • Alice Crossland 1552–1587 · gentlewoman

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 Crossland,
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 States310 records

310 records of the Crossland name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 75
  • Other U.S. records 118
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leo S. Crossland

    Born 1914 in Oregon. Enlisted 1942 at Tacoma, Washington; driver from Okanogan County, Washington. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Brewster City Cemetery, Washington.

    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 Richard Guinn Crossland

    Born 1944; from Elsa, Texas. U.S. Army, wireman; killed in action 1966 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 Elisabeth Crossland

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Webster from Liverpool, aged 25; servant. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 310 records for Crossland in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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: 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).

Australia161 records

161 records of the Crossland name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 95
  • Tasmanian Names Index 34
  • Other Australian records 32
  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 George Crossland

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Lord Lyndoch, sailing from London in 1836. Native of Chester, Cheshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1842. Married 1843 in Hamilton, Tasmania, aged 28.

    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 Joseph Crossland

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Lady Head, aged 25; 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 Howard Crossland

    Manufacturer of Auburn, Victoria; died 1959.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 161 records for Crossland 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) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · 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); 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).

Canada67 records

67 records of the Crossland name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 52
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 8
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ellard Lee Crossland

    Died 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 61.

    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 Annie Crossland

    Died 1974; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. 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 Harry Crossland

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 67 records for Crossland 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. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom24 records

24 records of the Crossland name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. Crossland

    York and Lancaster Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. A. Crossland

    Lance Corporal, Coldstream Guards. 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 First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Crossland

    York and Lancaster Regiment. 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 24 records for Crossland in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands4 records

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

    Married in 1920 in 's-Gravenhage; bookkeeper.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Vivian Mary Crossland

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Frederik Robert Ashley Crossland

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Crossland 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Crossland 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 Lily Crossland

    Died 1969, aged 68; buried at Ruru Lawn, 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 Brian Crossland

    Died 1992, aged 61; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

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).

France1 record

1 record of the Crossland 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 Richard Ormond Crossland

    Born 1938 in the United States; died 1995 in Val-d'Isère (Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Crossland.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Crossland.

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