Crambie Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Crambie Surname Definition:

Surnames current in Fife. From Crambeth the old spelling of Crombie, a village and ancient parish in Fife now comprehended in the parish of Torryburn. William de Cram' witnessed a charter by Gilbert, earl of Strathern a. 1198 (LIM., p. xxiv).

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Crambie Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Crambie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surnames current in Fife. From Crambeth the old spelling of Crombie, a village and ancient parish in Fife now comprehended in the parish of Torryburn. William de Cram' witnessed a charter by Gilbert, earl of Strathern a. 1198 (LIM., p. xxiv). Gilbert de Crambeth was one of assize of marches in Fife, 1230 (RD., 196), Duncan de Crambyt witnessed quitclaim of land of Drumkerauch, 1260 (RPSA., p. 346;, and Matthew de Crombech or Crambeth, canon of Dunkeld, 1283 (Pap. Lett., I, p. 469), afterwards became hishop of Dunkeld (Dowden, p. 59—60). Sir Hervy de Crambathe, dean of Dunkeld, rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears the Virgin and Child, etc., and S'Hervei de Crambeth decani Aberdonen (Bain, II, p. 195,543). Willelmus de Crambreth witnessed confirmation of a charter by Malise, earl of Strathern, 1360 (Scon, p. 136), John Cramby, witness in Perth, 1463 (Milne, p. 53), and Andrew Cramby, witness in Edinburgh, 1481 (EBR., 40). John Cramby witnessed a charter by the abbot of Scone to William Peblis, 1491 (Scon, p. 201), and Henry Cramby was vicar of Kylspyndy in the same year (loc. cit.). Andrew Cramy, merchant of Scotland, had safe conduct in England, 1473 (Bain, IV, 1407), Thomas Crammy was king's tenant in lands in Ardmanoch, 1504 (ER., XII, p. 660), Bartholomew Cramby was burgess of Perth, 1523, and James Crambe had a feu of part of the lands of Lethindey, 1586 (Scon, p. 228,232). The old family of Crambeth of that Ilk are now of Dawhill, Kincardineshire. Thomas Cramby was burgess of Perth c. 1534 (Rollok, 85).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Crambie Demographics

Crambie Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Crambie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crambie occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crambie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Crambie live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Crambie is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Crambie is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 100 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live.

Crambie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crambie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crambie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crambi921/
Crambe920/
Crombie868,257/
Crambes86233/
Cramber861/
Crambey861/
Crembie860/
Cranbie860/
Krambier8010/
Crambitt802/
Crambeer801/
Croumbie800/
Crombe77265/
Cramba77126/
Krambe7765/
Cramby7745/
Crambé778/
Crombi777/
Zrambe776/
Crembe774/
Crombez713,709/
Crombet71747/
Kramber71145/
Kraembi7118/
Crombey7115/
Cranbes715/
Krambis715/
Cronbie712/
Crombiz712/
Crombee712/
Chrombe711/
Krambet711/
Cromber711/
Croombi711/
Cromvie711/
Krambhi711/
Khrambe711/
Crombio710/
Cranber710/
Krambes710/
Cranbey710/
Crombois6796/
Krambech6743/
Krambehr6732/
Croombes6726/
Crambaud671/
Crombeez671/
Chroumbi671/
Kranbier671/
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