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 Male Croom Height
178 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Croom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Croom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Croom is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Croom.
How Common Is The Last Name Croom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Croom is the 79,635th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,190,192 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Croom are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 34 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,748 people, or 1 in 63,058. In The United States it 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 this surname occurs 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 carrying the Croom last name 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 adherence of those carrying the Croom last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Croom last name are 0.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.16% being registered to vote for the political 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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