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Early Origins of the Krum family

The surname Krum was first found in Silesia and Bohemia, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. The name Kroh or Krohe was common in mediaeval Germany, as it meant "grau" (in English, "grey"). Chronicles mention Dietrich Kro of Prague in 1411. The endings "-er," "-man," "-meier," "-mayer," and "-au" were often quite interchangeable in early German names, and chronicles first mention Peter Kromer of Liegnitz in 1381.

Early History of the Krum family

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Krum Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kro, Krohe, Krahe, Krohm, Krohme, Kromen, Krome, Kromar, Kromm, Krommer, Krohme, Krommen, Kromeyer, Kromeier, Kromayer, Krommaier, Krommeyer, Krommayer, Kromenau and many more.

Early Notables of the Krum family

Notables of the period with the surname Krum were Georg Hieronymus Kromeier (d.1551), a chamberlain of the city of Breslau, who was knighted by Kaiser Maximilian I around 1500; and Marcin Kromer (1512-1589), Prince-Bishop...
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Krum Ranking

In the United States, the name Krum is the 11,040th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Krum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Krum Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johan Herman Krum, who landed in New York in 1709 [2]
  • Philips Krum, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741 [2]
  • Joh Jost Krum, who arrived in America in 1750-1753 [2]
  • Johan Philip Krum, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 [2]
  • Johannes Krum, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 [2]
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Krum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Philip Krum, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Krum (post 1700) +

  • John M. Krum (1810-1883), American politician, 11th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, 1848-49 [3]
  • Charles L. Krum, American inventor who developed the first teleprinter named the typebar page printer in 1903
  • Tyrell Krum, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1950 [3]
  • Jonas Krum, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Schoharie County, 1835 [3]
  • Hobart Krum (1833-1914), American Republican politician, Member of New York Republican State Committee, 1890-92; Member of New York State Senate 27th District, 1896-1902 [3]
  • Chester H. Krum, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1870-76 [3]
  • Andrea Paola Krum (b. 1970), better known as Paola Krum, Argentine actress, singer, and dancer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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