Crombie Surname
Approximately 8,257 people bear this surname
Crombie Surname Definition:
A surname found mainly in Aberdeenshire, derived from the place Crombie in the parish of Auchtcrless. The Gaelic b is silent, and the local pronunciation as well as most old deeds omit it, e.g. Cromee, Cromy, Cromie, Crommay, and Crumy (PSAS.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,882 | 1:14,344 | 2,032 |
| United States | 1,648 | 1:219,939 | 21,350 |
| England | 1,511 | 1:36,875 | 4,831 |
| Scotland | 1,321 | 1:4,053 | 701 |
| New Zealand | 541 | 1:8,370 | 1,438 |
| Canada | 532 | 1:69,259 | 7,942 |
| South Africa | 293 | 1:184,907 | 20,185 |
| Northern Ireland | 161 | 1:11,460 | 1,734 |
| Ireland | 135 | 1:34,881 | 2,909 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Honduras | 14 | 1:629,746 | 3,754 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 45 | 1:98,441 | 6,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,292 | 1:2,897 | 496 |
| England | 396 | 1:61,554 | 7,167 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 342 | 1:146,838 | 13,702 |
Crombie (39) may also be a first name.
Crombie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname found mainly in Aberdeenshire, derived from the place Crombie in the parish of Auchtcrless. The Gaelic b is silent, and the local pronunciation as well as most old deeds omit it, e.g. Cromee, Cromy, Cromie, Crommay, and Crumy (PSAS., LXV, p. 430). Robert Crumby, chaplain, witness in Brechin, 1450 and 1464 (REB., I, 138; 11,103). Patrick of Cromby, chaplain of Scotland, had a safe conduct into England, 1423, William of Crumby the same in the following, year, and Andrew Cromby, Scottish merchant the same in 1475 (Bain, IV, 928,970, 1433). David Crommy was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1516 (NSCM., I, p. 46), Thomas Crommy, witness in Aberdeen, 1567 (Aboyne, p. 107), James Crommy or Crommie, witness in Spynie, 1560—71—84 (REM., p. 409,410, 422), and Thomas Cromby was writer in Edinburgh, 1618 (SCM., IV, p. 258). Crombye 1566, Cromey 1580, Cromme 1523, Crommie 1536, Crumbee and Crumbie 1688, Crummy 1558.
(Celtic) belonging to Crombie or Cromby = (prob.) the Crooked Field [Gaelic crow, crooked + achadh, a field]
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Crombie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crombie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Crombie is most common in Australia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Crombie? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 60,941st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 882,590 people. The surname Crombie is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Crombie are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. Crombie is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 39 people.
The surname Crombie is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 1,882 people, or 1 in 14,344. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 53 percent are found, Queensland, where 17 percent are found and Victoria, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.
Crombie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Crombie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crombie last name rose 482 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 382 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Crombie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Crombie last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Crombie surname are 3.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.26% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Crombie earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning 346,508 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.26% more than the national average, earning R 295,284 per year; in United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $54,819 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croumbie | 93 | 0 | / |
| Crombe | 92 | 265 | / |
| Crombi | 92 | 7 | / |
| Crombez | 86 | 3,709 | / |
| Crombet | 86 | 747 | / |
| Crumbie | 86 | 689 | / |
| Crombey | 86 | 15 | / |
| Crambie | 86 | 4 | / |
| Crombiz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Crombee | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cronbie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cromvie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chrombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cromber | 86 | 1 | / |
| Croombi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Crombio | 86 | 0 | / |
| Crombois | 80 | 96 | / |
| Croombes | 80 | 26 | / |
| Crombeez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chroumbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krombi | 77 | 518 | / |
| Crombé | 77 | 193 | / |
| Cromby | 77 | 134 | / |
| Krombe | 77 | 18 | / |
| Cromba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Crumbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Crambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Crumbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Crombè | 77 | 1 | / |
| Crambe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Crambes | 71 | 233 | / |
| Krombet | 71 | 199 | / |
| Crumbey | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kroumbi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Crunbie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Crambey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crumber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cramber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krombey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cronbet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crumbee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kroembe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cranbie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kromberh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Krambier | 67 | 10 | / |
| Crambitt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khrommbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crambeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krombets | 67 | 1 | / |
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Crombie Reference & Research
Abercrombie DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Abercrombie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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