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Croom Family History

Croom Surname Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English cromb(e) crome ‘hook crook’ denoting someone who was bent or stooping. English: metonymic occupational name for a maker seller or user of hooks from Middle English crome cromb ‘hook crook’ (from Old English crumb ‘bent’ reinforced by an Old French borrowing from an ancient Germanic cognate).

English: habitational name from Earls Croome, Hill Croome, or Croome d'Abitot, all in Worcestershire or possibly from Croom in East Yorkshire. The place in Worcestershire is named with an old British river name ultimately cognate with the other words mentioned here; compare Welsh crwm ‘crooked winding’.

Croom in East Yorkshire is named with Old English crōhum, dative plural (used originally after a preposition) of crōh ‘narrow valley’ (a cognate of Old Norse krá ‘corner bend’ and related to the words mentioned in 1 above and 2 above).

Americanized form of German Krumm or Krum.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Croom families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Croom family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Croom families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 49 Croom families living in Somerset. This was about 21% of all the recorded Croom's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Croom families in 1891.
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What did your Croom ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Dairy Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Croom. 34% of Croom men worked as a Dairy Farmer and 87% of Croom women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Croom were General Labourer and Incapacitated.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Dairy Farmer
    34%
  • Builders Labourer Heavy Worker
    34%
  • General Labourer
    34%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    87%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%

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Passenger Lists

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What is the average Croom lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Croom life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1966. The average life expectancy for Croom in 1947 was 35, and 73 in 2004.

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