Croom Surname

79,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

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.

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Croom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7481:63,0587,383
England2581:215,96118,397
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:151,40013,347
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0191:49,2825,613

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A parish in Yorkshire. 2. Gael. A circle of stones.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Croom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croom has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Croom is the 79,635th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,190,192 people. Croom is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Croom reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Croom is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 34 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,748 people, or 1 in 63,058. In The United States Croom is most common in: North Carolina, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Croom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Croom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Croom surname rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Croom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Croom surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Croom surname are 0.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.16% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croome911,057/
Kcroom913/
Tcroom911/
Scroom910/
Crom891,271/
Schroom839/
Crome801,696/
Croon801,380/
Kroom80463/
Cromm80313/
Chrom80211/
Croem8064/
Croum8030/
Scrom8016/
Cromn804/
Cromk802/
Cromt801/
Ckrom801/
Schrom731,545/
Croone73139/
Cromme7389/
Shroom7329/
Crosem7316/
Chrome7311/
Crosme732/
Chroum732/
Scromm732/
Crosim731/
Crocem731/
Quroom731/
Croonn730/
Scrohm730/
Croume730/
Crum6725,392/
Krom6710,095/
Cram679,111/
Cron675,902/
Schromm67644/
Šrom67568/
Srom67178/
Jrom6752/
Cronová673/
Croosen672/
Crossim671/
Croosin671/
Xrom671/
Zrom671/
Cronova671/
Khrzoom671/
Schroum670/
Crousem670/
Crossem670/
Crooten670/

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Croom Reference & Research

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