Cramer Surname
Approximately 65,517 people bear this surname
Cramer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the creamer,' i.e. huckster, or pedlar. 'Of the above there are —a cadgers (fish carriers), a creamers, persons who go through the parish ... and buy butter, hens, eggs, &c, mostly for the Dundee market': P.
Read More About This SurnameCramer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41,301 | 1:8,776 | 1,060 |
| Germany | 12,249 | 1:6,572 | 804 |
| Netherlands | 2,239 | 1:7,542 | 905 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,681 | 1:12,379 | 1,773 |
| Australia | 1,416 | 1:19,065 | 2,640 |
| Canada | 1,093 | 1:33,711 | 4,336 |
| Denmark | 1,067 | 1:5,290 | 479 |
| England | 979 | 1:56,913 | 6,870 |
| South Africa | 616 | 1:87,951 | 10,814 |
| France | 455 | 1:145,984 | 22,581 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Brazil | 319 | 1:671,079 | 24,765 |
| Switzerland | 183 | 1:44,879 | 6,162 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Romania | 140 | 1:143,413 | 15,330 |
| Suriname | 109 | 1:5,070 | 1,155 |
| Sweden | 100 | 1:98,468 | 7,152 |
| Belgium | 88 | 1:130,644 | 18,923 |
| Argentina | 79 | 1:541,056 | 39,330 |
| Ireland | 78 | 1:60,371 | 4,039 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Austria | 42 | 1:202,748 | 25,305 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| Honduras | 28 | 1:314,873 | 2,759 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Guyana | 17 | 1:44,837 | 4,218 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 1:3,983 | 910 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 1:5,520 | 561 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 88 | 1:50,339 | 4,237 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 240 | 1:101,564 | 10,213 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,442 | 1:4,809 | 600 |
The alternate forms: Cramér (48) & Crámer (1) are calculated separately.
Cramer (356) may also be a first name.
Cramer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the creamer,' i.e. huckster, or pedlar. 'Of the above there are —a cadgers (fish carriers), a creamers, persons who go through the parish ... and buy butter, hens, eggs, &c, mostly for the Dundee market': P. Kirkden, Forfars. Statist Acc. ii. 508 (Jamieson). Hence creamerie, cramery, merchandise, goods usually sold by a pedlar.
'With my cramery gif ye list mell.': Lyndsay, S. P. R.
A crame was a pedlar's pack. 'Ane pedder is called an marchand, or creamer, qhuabearis ane pack or crcame upon his back' (Skene, Verb. Sign). All my quotations are from Jamieson, who shows that cream, craim, and crame also denoted a market booth or stall, and a cramer or creamer was the occupant.
1675. Married — William Rolfe and Elizabeth Creamer: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1707. — Edward Sankey and Fanny Cramer: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the occupation. Sir John Skene (1681) says: "Ane pedder is called ane merchand or cremer, quha beirs ane pack or creame upon his back (De verborum significatione). In the Old statistical account (1792) of the parish of Kirkden in Angus, Creamers are described as "persons who go through the parish, and neighbourhood, and buy butter, hens, eggs, &c., mostly for the Dundee market" (v. 2, p. 508).
(Teutonic) Shopkeeper, Stallkeeper, Pedlar [cp. Dutch kramer and Ger. krämer, shopkeeper, huckster; and Scot, crame, Scandinavian kram, goods].
There are several origins for this name. The well known Co. Cork family were Von Kramer; there is an English name derived from creamer, a pedlar; and it can be a corruption of MacCreanor, a variant form of Traynor. Bibl; SIF 42
(German) The shop keeper or tradesman; one who traveled through the country buying butter, hens and eggs which he carried to the market in a cram, or pack, on his back.
Germ, kramer, a mercer or general dealer in a small way of business. Creamer is, according to Halliwell, a provincial name for "one who has a stall in a market or fair," which is evidently of the same origin. Again, to crame means in the North to join or mend, and a tinker is called a cramer. Halliwell.
See Cramer. In Scotland a pedlar, or one who keeps a booth.
(German.) From kramer, a retail dealer.
(D. and G.), Mercer, Retailer.
Cramer: a huckster. Hence Cranmer.
Cramer Demographics
Average Cramer Salary in
United States
$44,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cramer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cramer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cramer occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Cramér or Crámer. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cramer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,683rd most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 111,231 people. The surname Cramer is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cramer reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cramer is also the 461,707th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 356 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 41,301 people, or 1 in 8,776. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Cramer occurs in 94 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.
Cramer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cramer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 408 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 11 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cramer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland and Orthodox (60%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Cramer surname are 33.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.34% registered with the party.
The amount Cramer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.84% more than the national average, earning 470,107 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.49% more than the national average, earning R 379,008 per year; in United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,468 CAD per year.
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Cramer Reference & Research
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