Cramb Surname

269,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cramb Surname Definition:

(English, Scottish) One who came from Crambe (the bends), in Yorkshire; one who came from Crombie (crooked place), in Banffshire.

Cramb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4601:11,6391,566
Australia3301:81,8059,494
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
England1921:290,19822,328
Canada1091:338,03330,736
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Wales101:309,45316,869
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Macau11:601,6301,582
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2821:13,2741,551
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Cramb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Scottish) One who came from Crambe (the bends), in Yorkshire; one who came from Crombie (crooked place), in Banffshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cramb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cramb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cramb is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cramb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 269,724th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,036,314 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Cramb reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Cramb is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 11,639. In Scotland it is most common in: Fife, where 16 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 13 percent live and Perth and Kinross, where 12 percent live. Aside from Scotland Cramb occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Cramb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cramb has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 729 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 873 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cramb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cramb surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cramb earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning R 285,480 per year; in United States they earn 22.74% more than the national average, earning $52,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $49,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crambs913/
Schramb830/
Cramp803,818/
Kramb80607/
Cromb80529/
Cranb808/
Crampe73902/
Krambs73229/
Cramps7313/
Scramp731/
Croumb731/
Crombs730/
Craump730/
Crampp730/
Croombs67176/
Schramp6774/

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