Cromb Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cromb Surname Definition:

Alexander Crom (Cromy, or Crome) had his office of tochdoreschip (tochoderatus) annulled, 1477 (SCM., IV p. 135). A bond of manrent was given by Alexander Crome of Inuerernane in 1503 binding himself to become a 'lele trew mane and seruande' to the earl of Huntly (SCM.

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Cromb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2271:118,92413,128
Canada861:428,43737,472
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Scotland351:152,9669,000
England321:1,741,18971,393
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland821:45,6493,275
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Cromb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Alexander Crom (Cromy, or Crome) had his office of tochdoreschip (tochoderatus) annulled, 1477 (SCM., IV p. 135). A bond of manrent was given by Alexander Crome of Inuerernane in 1503 binding himself to become a 'lele trew mane and seruande' to the earl of Huntly (SCM., IV, p. 192). He is probably Alexander Crom Matcalonnen, whose office of tochdoreship was ordered to be rendered to the kin of Donald Crum Mc Cownane in 1532 (Trials, 11). Donald Crome Mc Ranald vane had a precept of remission in 1542 (RSS., II, 4454). John Croume appears in Pykertoune of Corstoune, 1610, and Margaret Cromb in Blackburne, 1666 (Brechin). Payment made to Patrick Crome in Fife, 1684 (PSAS., LIV, p. 239). Cromb, Crombie, and Crommie are common names in Glenlivet. See under Crum.

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

Cromb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cromb occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cromb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 590,101st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Cromb reside; 56 percent reside in Australasia and 56 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 118,924. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 59 percent are found, Western Australia, where 21 percent are found and Queensland, where 14 percent are found. Other than Australia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Cromb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cromb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cromb surname increased 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cromb Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cromb earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $39,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning $44,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croumb911/
Crombs910/
Croombs83176/
Crumb803,539/
Cramb801,447/
Cromp80391/
Kromb80156/
Cremb800/
Crumbs7363/
Croump7336/
Crompe7330/
Cromps7325/
Krombs738/
Crompt734/
Crambs733/
Shromb731/
Schromp671/
Schramb670/

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