Find out how popular the last name Croman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Croman.

Croman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Croman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Croman in America

Croman is the 85659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Croman surname appeared 218 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Croman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Croman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Croman

The surname Croman is of English origin, first recorded in the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "crom" meaning "crooked" and "mann" meaning "man". This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone with a hunched or bent posture.

The Croman surname is most closely associated with the county of Yorkshire in northern England. It appears in medieval records from this region, including the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 which list one Adam Croman in the village of Holderness.

An early example of the Croman name can be found in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1194, which record a William Croman in Lincolnshire. This suggests the name was already well-established by the late 12th century.

In the 14th century, a Norman variant "Crouman" emerged in parts of southern England influenced by Norman French dialects. This spelling is seen in records from Somerset, such as a 1327 entry for one John Crouman in the Feet of Fines.

A noteworthy bearer was Sir John Croman (c.1490-1562), a wealthy London merchant who served as Sheriff of London in 1541. He is recorded in the annals of the City of London and Guild records of the time.

Another early Croman was William Croman (1614-1672), an English Puritan minister who emigrated to New England and became pastor of the First Church of Christ in Boston. He authored several religious texts published in the 1660s.

In the late 16th century, variants like "Cromon" and "Crumman" appeared, possibly influenced by dialectal pronunciations. Robert Crumman (c.1570-1646) was a noted English goldsmith who crafted pieces for the royal court.

The Domesday Book of 1086 does not include any direct references to the Croman name, although Crom- place names like Cromwell and Cromer indicate its Old English linguistic roots extend back to at least the 11th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Croman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Croman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Croman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Croman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Croman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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