Definitions for Crichton
ˈkraɪt ncrich·ton

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1. Crichton, James Crichton, The Admirable Crichtonnoun

   Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)

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1. crichton

   Crichton is a Scottish surname. It can also refer to several specific entities such as Michael Crichton, an American author, screenwriter, and film director; the University of Glasgow's Crichton Campus; Crichton Castle in Scotland; or the Crichton neighborhood in Dundee, Scotland. The name is derived from a place in Midlothian, Scotland and means "border or boundary town" in Gaelic.

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1. Crichton

   Crichton is a small village in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles south of Pathhead and the same east of Gorebridge. The name is derived from the Gaelic word crioch, which means border, and the Old English word tune which means farm or settlement. To the west of the village is the 15th century parish church, formerly a collegiate church, established by William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton, who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1439 to 1453. To the south of the church is Crichton Castle, begun in the late 14th century by William's father John de Crichton, and featuring a fine 16th century Italianate courtyard façade.

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1. CRICHTON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crichton is ranked #15777 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Crichton surname appeared 1,847 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Crichton.
   
   82.6% or 1,526 total occurrences were White.
   7.4% or 137 total occurrences were Black.
   4.5% or 84 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.2% or 60 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 35 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.2% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Crichton?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Crichton in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Crichton in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Crichton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Crichton
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Crichton
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Crichton