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Cropley Name Meaning

English (East Anglia): habitational name from Cropley Grove in Suffolk which is probably named from Old English croppa ‘berry clusters’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Probably an Americanized form of Swiss German Kroppli a variant of Kropf .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Copley, Coley, Chipley, Corley, Comley, Crawley, Chorley, Crossley

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Where is the Cropley family from?

You can see how Cropley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cropley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cropley families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 13 Cropley families living in New Brunswick. This was about 20% of all the recorded Cropley's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Cropley families in 1911.
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What did your Cropley ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Cropley. 46% of Cropley men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Cropley women worked as a Housekeeper. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    46%
  • Carpenter
    28%
  • Labourer
    28%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Housekeeper
    100%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Cropley. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Cropley. For the veterans among your Cropley ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cropley lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Cropley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1971, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Cropley in 1949 was 44, and 79 in 2004.

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