McCrum Surname

215,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCrum Surname Definition:

MACCRUM: Soirll (Sorley) McCrume was one of those who held Dunivaig in Islay against Bishop Knox, 1616 (Cawdor, p. 232). In 1684: McCrumb, McKcrumb, Crome, Crum, Crumb (Parish). The name means 'son of the bent one,' Gaelic Mac a' chruim, an unidiomatic expression in Gaelic, but found in Glenetive in 1610 as M'Chruimb.

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McCrum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2211:296,85427,450
Northern Ireland4841:3,812753
England3441:161,97115,135
Scotland1771:30,2483,130
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Australia1211:223,10521,260
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3051:14,5241,865
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland661:56,7153,681
England131:1,875,02858,113
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:169,65815,313

McCrum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCRUM: Soirll (Sorley) McCrume was one of those who held Dunivaig in Islay against Bishop Knox, 1616 (Cawdor, p. 232). In 1684: McCrumb, McKcrumb, Crome, Crum, Crumb (Parish). The name means 'son of the bent one,' Gaelic Mac a' chruim, an unidiomatic expression in Gaelic, but found in Glenetive in 1610 as M'Chruimb. compare Macilchrum. Cromm is a personal name in the Book of Leinste, 350a.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCrum Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCrum is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of McCrum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCrum? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCrum is the 215,889th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,831,517 people. The surname McCrum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of McCrum reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,221 people, or 1 in 296,854. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Maine, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 25 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

McCrum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCrum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCrum surname grew 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,646 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCrum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCrum last name are 4.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCrum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 288.21% more than the national average, earning R 922,524 per year; in United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCrum9213/
MacRum83108/
McCrom835/
McCram832/
Mocrum830/
McRam731/
McRom730/
Makrum67198/
Macrom6713/
Mocram673/
Macram672/
Mocrom671/

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