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

Crombie, 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 Crombie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crombie in America

Crombie is the 22436th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crombie surname appeared 1,147 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 Crombie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Crombie 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 Crombie

The surname Crombie finds its origins in Scotland, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old English words "crom" and "bī," which together translate to "crooked dwelling" or "crooked farmstead." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a dwelling or farmstead situated on a bend or curve.

The Crombies were historically concentrated in the northeast of Scotland, particularly in Aberdeenshire and the surrounding areas. The earliest known record of the name appears in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, where a John de Crombath is mentioned. This document was a historical record of landowners and nobles who pledged allegiance to King Edward I of England.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various spellings, such as Cromby, Crombie, and Crumby, in records from Aberdeen and the surrounding regions. One notable example is Alexander Crombie, who was a merchant and burgess of Aberdeen in the late 16th century.

The Crombie name has been associated with several notable figures throughout history. One of the earliest was Sir Thomas Crombie, a Scottish landowner and laird of Kemnay in Aberdeenshire, who lived from 1565 to 1625. Another prominent figure was Alexander Crombie (1762-1840), a Scottish lawyer and author who wrote several works on Scottish history and law.

In the 19th century, James Crombie (1809-1873) was a successful Scottish industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Crombie textile and clothing company, which became renowned for its high-quality coats and outerwear. The Crombie coat, a classic overcoat style, remains popular to this day.

Other notable individuals with the Crombie surname include James Crombie (1928-2003), a Scottish artist and painter known for his abstract and landscape works, and Lewis Crombie (1652-1727), a Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian who wrote several influential religious works.

While the Crombie name has its roots in Scotland, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through Scottish emigration and diaspora. However, its origins can be traced back to the northeastern regions of Scotland and the Old English words that gave rise to this distinctive surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crombie

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

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 Crombie 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 Crombie 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 Crombie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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