Churm Family History

From Old English ci(e)rm and Middle English *cherm chirm, meaning ‘noise, shout, din, chatter’, related to Old English cirman ‘to cry out’.

If the Shrops families are related to the earlier Somerset family, the surname is exceptionally old.

This lineage suggests a single progenitor of high social standing.

That progenitor was alive in the decade before the Norman Conquest.

The historical context highlights the significance of these families in the development of the surname over time.