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

Shrum, 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 Shrum surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shrum in America

Shrum is the 6583rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shrum surname appeared 5,146 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Shrum.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shrum 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 Shrum

The surname SHRUM has its origins in the German and Dutch languages, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Middle Low German word "schrum," which means "a furrow or wrinkle." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone with a wrinkled or furrowed appearance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SHRUM surname can be found in the Prussian census records from the early 1600s, where it appears as "Schrum." It is likely that the name spread across various regions of Germany and the Netherlands during this period.

In the 17th century, the SHRUM name can be found in various historical documents and records, such as church registers and tax rolls. One notable example is the mention of a Johann SHRUM, a farmer from the village of Niederndodeleben in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in the year 1679.

As migration patterns spread across Europe and beyond, the SHRUM surname made its way to other parts of the world. In the late 18th century, records show a family by the name of SHRUM settling in the American colonies, with Jacob SHRUM (1745-1823) being one of the earliest documented individuals with this surname in the United States.

Another notable figure with the SHRUM surname was William Henry SHRUM (1888-1970), a Canadian physicist and university administrator who served as the president of the University of British Columbia from 1961 to 1969.

Other individuals of note bearing the SHRUM surname include:

1. John SHRUM (1727-1795), an American Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia.
2. Mary SHRUM (1856-1938), an American educator and advocate for women's rights.
3. Charles SHRUM (1879-1954), an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Davenport, Iowa.
4. Henrietta SHRUM (1902-1992), an American artist known for her landscape paintings and murals.
5. Robert SHRUM (born 1943), an American political consultant and strategist who has worked on numerous presidential campaigns.

While the SHRUM surname may have evolved in spelling and pronunciation over the centuries, its roots can be traced back to the German and Dutch regions, where it likely originated as a descriptive name for an individual's physical appearance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shrum

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

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

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