Cromack Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cromack Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crumbok,' some spot in the W. Riding of Yorks that I cannot identify. It is manifest that Crumbok would become Crummock in the course of a few generations.

'Robert Hartley Cromek (1770-1812), engraver, was born at Hull': Dictionary of National Biography.

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Cromack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6181:90,1599,729
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Canada901:409,39536,056
Greece191:583,14770,237
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3791:64,3157,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Cromack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crumbok,' some spot in the W. Riding of Yorks that I cannot identify. It is manifest that Crumbok would become Crummock in the course of a few generations.

'Robert Hartley Cromek (1770-1812), engraver, was born at Hull': Dictionary of National Biography.

Undoubtedly this is a variant of Crumbok, only diversified slightly from Cromack, one of the present existing forms.

Johannes de Crumbok, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Crumbok, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Pece de Crombak, 1379: ibid.

This latter was so registered to distinguish him from another William Pece in the same village (Austwick). We may reasonably presume the locality was in the immediate neighbourhood.

William Crumbocke, de Clarkehill, freholder. 1600: In List of Freeholders in Lancashire, Lancashire, and Cheshire Record Soc.

Ellen Crombok, of Clarkehill, in Whalley, widow, 1649: Wills at Chester.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Crooked Oak [Old English crom(b, crooked + ác, oak]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cromack Last Name Facts

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

Cromack is most common in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cromack? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 308,737th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,963,622 people. Cromack is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Cromack live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Cromack is most numerous in England, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 90,159. In England Cromack is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 36 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found and Norfolk, where 7 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Cromack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cromack has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cromack surname expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 808 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cromack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cromack last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cromack last name are 4.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Cromack earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $46,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chromack9313/
Crommack930/
Cromac921/
Cromak921/
Crumack8611/
Chromak864/
Kromack861/
Cremack860/
Crummack80193/
Scramack801/
Chromeak801/
Chromaic801/
Crommock800/
Kromak7711/
Sromak771/
Cromax770/
Chromeask751/
Shrommack750/
Krommak7121/
Chromák717/
Kromakh711/
Khromak711/
Krumack710/
Krummack6714/
Schramak6711/
Chromňák672/
Crummock670/
Kremmack670/
Shramack670/

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