Crumel last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Crumel

A habitational surname from a place named for a hill or knoll.

Crumel, 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 Crumel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crumel in America

Crumel is the 97210th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crumel surname appeared 187 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 Crumel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Crumel 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 97210 99725 -2.55%
Count 187 168 10.70%
Proportion per 100k 0.06 0.06 0.00%

The history of the last name Crumel

The surname CRUMEL has its origins in the German language, with its earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Old High German word "krumil," which means "a small crooked or bent thing." This could be a reference to a physical characteristic or occupation of an ancestor who bore the name.

CRUMEL was initially found in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where it was commonly used as a descriptive surname to identify individuals by their physical traits or professions. The name may have been given to someone who worked as a baker or miller, as the term "krumil" also referred to a type of bread roll or pastry.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname CRUMEL can be found in the Würzburg City Archives, dated 1287, which lists a "Conradus Crumel" as a resident of the city. Another notable historical reference is from the Heidelberg University records of 1412, where a "Johannes Crumel" was enrolled as a student.

In the 15th century, the name CRUMEL appeared in various official documents and tax records across southern Germany, including the towns of Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Regensburg. During this period, the surname was also occasionally spelled as "Crummel" or "Cruemmel," reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

Notable individuals with the surname CRUMEL include:

  1. Hans Crumel (c. 1460-1525), a German printer and publisher from Nuremberg, who was known for his work on religious texts and early printed books.
  2. Matthias Crumel (1570-1638), a German composer and organist from Saxony, who served as the court musician for the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
  3. Christoph Crumel (1612-1679), a German lawyer and legal scholar from Nuremberg, who wrote extensively on civil and canon law.
  4. Johann Crumel (1685-1748), a German architect and builder from Bavaria, who designed several churches and public buildings in the Baroque style.
  5. Friedrich Crumel (1794-1872), a German politician and statesman from Saxony, who served as the Minister of Finance for the Kingdom of Saxony in the mid-19th century.

While the surname CRUMEL was most prevalent in southern Germany during the medieval and early modern periods, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and the world through migration and diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crumel

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

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 Crumel was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 2.67% 5
Non-Hispanic Black Only 90.37% 169
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 5.35% 10
Hispanic Origin (S)% (S)

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 Crumel has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 2.67% 2.98% -10.97%
Black 90.37% 92.86% -2.72%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races 5.35% 2.98% 56.90%
Hispanic (S)% (S)% (S)%

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Crumel, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!

"Crumel last name popularity, history, and meaning". NameCensus.com. Accessed on November 4, 2024. http://namecensus.com/last-names/crumel-surname-popularity/.

"Crumel last name popularity, history, and meaning". NameCensus.com, http://namecensus.com/last-names/crumel-surname-popularity/. Accessed 4 November, 2024

Crumel last name popularity, history, and meaning. NameCensus.com. Retrieved from http://namecensus.com/last-names/crumel-surname-popularity/.

Search for a name

Search for a first or last name to learn more about its origin, meaning, and more.

Simple as that.