Cramm Surname

257,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Cramm Surname Definition:

CRAM, Cramb: Surnames of Perthshire and vicinity. Shortened forms of Crambie, which see. William Cramme, charter witness, 1511 (RAA., II, 520). James Cramb, chaplain in Perth, 1523 (Milne, p. 89). Thomas Crame, tailor in Edinburgh, 1610 (Edinb.

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Cramm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4961:162,30919,252
United States4211:860,94865,474
Canada3251:113,37112,083
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Finland661:83,2838,933
Belgium651:176,87123,883
England311:1,797,35772,927
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Cramm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CRAM, Cramb: Surnames of Perthshire and vicinity. Shortened forms of Crambie, which see. William Cramme, charter witness, 1511 (RAA., II, 520). James Cramb, chaplain in Perth, 1523 (Milne, p. 89). Thomas Crame, tailor in Edinburgh, 1610 (Edinb. Marr.). Four of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane from 1700.

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

(German.) From kram, a retail shop.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cramm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cramm is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cramm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 257,026th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,753,781 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Cramm reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 162,309. In Germany Cramm is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Berlin, where 5 percent reside. Not including Germany Cramm is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 21 percent reside.

Cramm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cramm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cramm last name increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cramm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cramm are 9.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Cramm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.45% less than the national average, earning R 3,672 per year; in United States they earn 20.22% more than the national average, earning $51,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cramme91237/
Scramm9118/
Chramm916/
Cram899,111/
Schramm8360,437/
Xchramm831/
Kramm805,113/
Crame801,702/
Cream801,045/
Cromm80313/
Scram80129/
Chram8017/
Craim8010/
Šramm806/
Craam802/
Cramt802/
Sramm801/
Craum801/
Crham801/
Cranm800/
Schramme771,081/
Schreamm772/
Cschramm771/
Schrammm771/
Schram7312,094/
Kramme731,510/
Shramm73146/
Cromme7389/
Creame7373/
Chraim7362/
Craham7312/
Szramm7311/
Scromm732/
Chrram731/
Chraím731/
Khramm731/
Chraïm731/
Crayme730/
Scrham730/
Kram677,165/
Crom671,271/
Sram67821/
Schromm67644/
Šram67139/
Schrammová67113/
Qram6742/
Jram6726/
Zram6713/
Chraime678/
Schraum676/
Schraam674/
Crahaim672/
Schrammowa671/
Schrahm671/
Schramd671/
Schrram671/
Schrammova671/
Shraumm670/

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