Cruttenden
English
Etymology
Probably a habitational surname from a lost village in Kent, perhaps from Old English crūċ (“cross”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + denn (“woodland pasture”).
Proper noun
Cruttenden (plural Cruttendens)
- A surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cruttenden is the 142108th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 117 individuals. Cruttenden is most common among White (95.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cruttenden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.