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Croom Name Meaning

English: nickname for a cripple or hunchback, from Middle English crom(p), Old English crumb ‘bent’, ‘crooked’, ‘stooping’. Compare Crump. 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 a Germanic cognate). English: habitational name from Croom in East Yorkshire or Croome in Worcestershire. The first is named with Old English crohum, dative plural (used originally after a preposition) of croh ‘narrow valley’ (a cognate of Old Norse krá ‘corner’, ‘bend’, and related to the words mentioned in 1 and 2 above). 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’. Americanized spelling of German Krumm.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Crook, Rook, Cross, Broom, Groom, Croft, Cook, Froom, Roos, Crown

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Croom Family Origin

Where is the Croom family from?

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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 the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 49 Croom families living in Somerset. This was about 21% of all the recorded Croom's in the UK. Somerset had the highest population of Croom families in 1891.
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Croom Family Occupations

What did your Croom ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Builders Labourer Heavy Worker and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Croom. 2% of Croom men worked as a Builders Labourer Heavy Worker and 53% of Croom women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Croom were Accectalyne Welder Motor and Incapacitated

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Top Male Occupations in 1939

  • Builders Labourer Heavy Worker
    2%
  • Dairy Farmer
    2%
  • General Labourer
    2%
  • Accectalyne Welder Motor
    1%

Top Female Occupations in 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    53%
  • Housekeeper
    2%
  • Housewife
    2%
  • Incapacitated
    2%

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

Croom Historical Records

What Croom family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 17,000 census records available for the last name Croom. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Croom census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 851 immigration records available for the last name Croom. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Croom. For the veterans among your Croom ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Croom Life Expectancy

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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