How common is the surname Cromer?

7,952 people in the United States had the surname Cromer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,826 Americans. It ranked 4,465th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cromer?

Betsy Byars, American children's writer (1928–2020).

Where is the surname Cromer most common?

Wikidata records people named Cromer in the United States.

Is the surname Cromer getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,952 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Cromer

A surname, carried by 7,952 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cromer is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,952 people named Cromer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,826 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 7,963.

#4,465

rank among US surnames

7,952

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,120)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,460	Bostick	7,957	38,802
#4,461	Jenson	7,956	38,807
#4,463	Hutchens	7,954	38,816
#4,465	Cromer	7,952	38,826

Who is named Cromer

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Cromer identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cromers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Betsy Byars
American children's writer (1928–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cromer

Cromer has the Soundex code C656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C656.

Questions

How common is the surname Cromer?: 7,952 people in the United States had the surname Cromer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,826 Americans. It ranked 4,465th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cromer?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Cromer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cromer?: Betsy Byars, American children's writer (1928–2020).
Where is the surname Cromer most common?: Wikidata records people named Cromer in the United States.
Is the surname Cromer getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,952 in 2010, down 0.1%.