Croome Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Croome 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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Croome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:126,92012,677
Canada1831:201,34219,659
Australia1731:156,04516,383
United States871:4,166,195223,594
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
France31:22,140,907385,998
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3131:77,8778,439
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Croome 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

A family that hold the barton of Trelevan in Mevagissey. From croum, croom, krum, crooked (W. crom, crwm). The Croomes are said to have been originally from Wales.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The name of Croome was common in Cromhall and Horsley during last century, and there was at the same time a family of gentry of that name in Cirencester (Bigl.). In the form of Croume we find it in the adjacent county of Oxford, at the end of the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Croomes take their name from parishes in Worcestershire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Croome Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croome occurs most in England. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Croome? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 346,158th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,894,556 people. The last name Croome occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Croome live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 126,920. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 19 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent reside and Surrey, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Croome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Croome has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Croome surname expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 725 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Croome Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Croome surname is predominantly Anglican (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Croome surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Croome earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning R 245,028 per year; in United States they earn 41.69% more than the national average, earning $61,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $57,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croomes92176/
Croomer921/
Croom916,123/
Crome911,696/
Cromer8311,746/
Cromie833,028/
Cromey83414/
Cromes83226/
Cromme8389/
Chrome8311/
Cromez835/
Kcroom833/
Crosme832/
Cromet831/
Cromje831/
Croume830/
Crooma830/
Crom801,271/
Chromey77333/
Crommie77142/
Crosmer7767/
Crommer7759/
Cromett7750/
Crommes7726/
Croumie7718/
Croumer7715/
Chromej7712/
Schrome778/
Kroomer775/
Croumey774/
Crommet773/
Chromer772/
Chromes771/
Kroomee771/
Crosmey771/
Croemme771/
Crommey770/
Crume732,153/
Crame731,702/
Krome731,486/
Kroom73463/
Cromm73313/
Croem7364/
Cromi7361/
Croma7331/
Croum7330/
Jrome735/
Srome733/
Zrome732/
Cromy732/
Cromt731/
Ckrom731/
Crommett71329/
Chrometz7129/
Chromech712/
Schromme711/
Shroomer711/
Crhomech711/
Cramer6765,517/
Chromy671,747/
Chromý671,105/
Chromi67538/
Cramet67376/
Cramme67237/
Crumes67233/
Cramez67232/
Crames67211/
Cromis67209/
Crumer67178/
Kromme6793/
Cramey6754/
Crumet6746/
Crumme6732/
Crouma6725/
Shrome6723/
Kromie6719/
Krohme6715/
Sromer678/
Shroomeij677/
Crumey676/
Kromeh676/
Jromei676/
Croumi674/
Jromey673/
Crumie671/
Cromma671/
Qhrome671/
Kromet671/
Kroomy671/
Crumje671/
Ckroma671/
Sromey671/
Cramee671/
Kromej671/
Kroume671/
Quroom671/
Chromí671/
Crámer671/
Cromai671/
Cramie670/
Crouthmer670/
Schrhomer670/

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Croome Reference & Research

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