Crusoe

English

Etymology

Perhaps from French Crusiaux, a topographic surname from a diminutive of creux (“hollow”), or alternatively a variant of Croiseau, a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Crusoe (plural Crusoes)

1. A surname from French, famously held by:

   Robinson Crusoe, the main character in the novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Crusoean
• Crusoesque

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crusoe is the 40909^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 533 individuals. Crusoe is most common among Black/African American (70.17%) and White (25.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crusoe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 390.

Anagrams

• 'course, Couser, Crouse, cerous, coures, course, crouse, source