Crumble Family History
Crumble Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of German Krumpel or Krümpel a nickname from Middle High German krum(p) ‘deformed crooked’; skeletal deformities were common in the Middle Ages often as a result of childhood illnesses such as rickets. English (Cheshire): perhaps a habitational name from Cromwell in Nottinghamshire or Cromwell Bottom in Yorkshire both named from Old English crumb ‘crooked’ + wella ‘stream spring’. The latter is recorded as Crumbel (1251) and Crumble (1566).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022