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    The surname McCrum

    A patronymic surname, carried by 918 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɪkɹʌm/ 2 syllables Soundex M265

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCrum is more common than 83.6% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cruim (“son of the cripple”), from crom (“bent, twisted”).

    McCrum is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 918 people named McCrum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 336,324 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 902.

    #26,549
    rank among US surnames
    918
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #25,673)

    Who is named McCrum

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

    92% of people named McCrum identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McCrum

    McCrum has the Soundex code M265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M265.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCrum come from?
    Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cruim (“son of the cripple”), from crom (“bent, twisted”).
    How common is the surname McCrum?
    918 people in the United States had the surname McCrum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 336,324 Americans. It ranked 26,549th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCrum?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McCrum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce McCrum?
    McCrum is /mɪkɹʌm/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is McCrum?
    McCrum is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McCrum getting more or less common?
    More common. 902 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 918 in 2010, up 1.8%.