Last Name CRITTENDEN

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Meaning	Local: The cot on the lower hill; from 'cru,' a cot; 'tane,' lower, and 'dun' or 'din,' a hill; or it may be the chalk hill, from 'krit,' Saxon, chalk.

Origin	Cornish British, Welsh, Native American

Rank	5,049 (2000 US census)	3,976 (1990 US census)

Count	6,374 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

66.49%, or 4238 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
25.02%, or 1595 total occurrences, as black,
0.28%, or 18 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
3.66%, or 233 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.73%, or 174 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.82%, or 116 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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