Crabtree

Crabtree

See also: crabtree, crab tree, and crab-tree

English

Etymology

From crabtree.

Proper noun

Crabtree (countable and uncountable, plural Crabtrees)

1. A suburb of the City of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5156).
2. A hamlet in Lower Beeding parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2225).
3. A rural locality in Huon Valley Council area, Tasmania, Australia.
4. A municipality in the region of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada.
5. Places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporatedcommunity in Fresno County, California.
   2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Haywood County, North Carolina.
   3. An unincorporatedcommunity and census-designated place in Linn County, Oregon.
   4. A census-designated place in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
6. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crabtree is the 1354^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26104 individuals. Crabtree is most common among White (93.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crabtree”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 380.