Crider
An Anglo-American surname most likely developed as a variant spelling of Crider/Crider-type names, often linked to a place name or an older Germanic immigrant surname in North America.
The #3,362 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 29,069 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Crider is best treated as an Americanized surname with uncertain origins. In many cases it is thought to be a spelling variant of Germanic surnames such as Kreider/Crider, or of an English surname that was reshaped in North America to fit local pronunciation and spelling. The underlying source may have been a nickname, occupational term, or place-name surname, but the exact root is not securely established for all families.
History
The surname is most common in the United States, where many such names were standardized only after immigration and local record keeping introduced multiple spellings. Family lines with this surname may descend from German-speaking immigrants whose original spelling was adapted by English-speaking clerks. Because several different surnames can converge in American spelling, separate Crider families are not always related.
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Fun fact
In American records, Crider often sits in the same spelling family as Kreider and Cryder, which is why one family line may appear under several forms across censuses and church registers.