Croom Surname
Approximately 6,123 people bear this surname
Croom Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Crooked Person.
2 belonging to Croom, or Dweller in the Crooked Place [Old English crum(b, crooked] But Croom, the Yorkshire place-name, is found in Domesday as Crognum, apparently the Old Norse krókinum, dat. sing. with affixed article of krók-r, crook.
Read More About This SurnameCroom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,748 | 1:63,058 | 7,383 |
| England | 258 | 1:215,961 | 18,397 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 161 | 1:151,400 | 13,347 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,019 | 1:49,282 | 5,613 |
Croom (34) may also be a first name.
Croom Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 Crooked Person.
2 belonging to Croom, or Dweller in the Crooked Place [Old English crum(b, crooked] But Croom, the Yorkshire place-name, is found in Domesday as Crognum, apparently the Old Norse krókinum, dat. sing. with affixed article of krók-r, crook.
1. A parish in Yorkshire. 2. Gael. A circle of stones.
Croom Demographics
Average Croom Salary in
United States
$39,848 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Croom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Croom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Croom is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Croom? popularity and diffusion
Croom is the 79,635th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,190,192 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Croom reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.
Croom is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5,748 people, or 1 in 63,058. In The United States Croom is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Croom exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Croom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Croom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Croom last name grew 564 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Croom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Croom last name are 0.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.16% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Croom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $39,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $49,592 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croome | 91 | 1,057 | / |
| Kcroom | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tcroom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Scroom | 91 | 0 | / |
| Crom | 89 | 1,271 | / |
| Schroom | 83 | 9 | / |
| Crome | 80 | 1,696 | / |
| Croon | 80 | 1,380 | / |
| Kroom | 80 | 463 | / |
| Cromm | 80 | 313 | / |
| Chrom | 80 | 211 | / |
| Croem | 80 | 64 | / |
| Croum | 80 | 30 | / |
| Scrom | 80 | 16 | / |
| Cromn | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cromk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cromt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ckrom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schrom | 73 | 1,545 | / |
| Croone | 73 | 139 | / |
| Cromme | 73 | 89 | / |
| Shroom | 73 | 29 | / |
| Crosem | 73 | 16 | / |
| Chrome | 73 | 11 | / |
| Crosme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chroum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Scromm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Crosim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Crocem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quroom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Croonn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scrohm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Croume | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crum | 67 | 25,392 | / |
| Krom | 67 | 10,095 | / |
| Cram | 67 | 9,111 | / |
| Cron | 67 | 5,902 | / |
| Schromm | 67 | 644 | / |
| Šrom | 67 | 568 | / |
| Srom | 67 | 178 | / |
| Jrom | 67 | 52 | / |
| Cronová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Croosen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Crossim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Croosin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xrom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zrom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cronova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khrzoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schroum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crousem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crossem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crooten | 67 | 0 | / |
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Croom Reference & Research
Groom, Groome, Croom, Croome, Crume, Crum FamilyTree DNA Grou - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Groom, Groome, Croom, Croome, Crume, Crum FamilyTree DNA Proj - 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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Footnotes
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