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![Show Contents]() Crumb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient Anglo-Saxon culture once found in Britain is the soil from which the many generations of the Crumb family have grown. The name Crumb was given to a member of the family who was a person with an abnormal curvature of the spine. The surname Crumb is derived from the Old English word crump, which means bent or crooked. 1 In some cases the surname may be derived from either of the place names Croom, in Yorkshire, or Croome in Worcestershire. Early Origins of the Crumb familyThe surname Crumb was first found in Herefordshire, where "Thomas Crump was mayor of Hereford in 1610. The Crumps are also established in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and Monmouthshire, and further reference to them will be found under one or more of those counties." 2 Looking back further, researchers found entries in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 with early spellings of the family: Richard le Crumppe, Salop (Shropshire); and Constancia Crompe, Oxfordshire. 3 "The surname is well known in the United States. Bridget Crompe emigrated to Virginia in 1635, and Thomas Crompe was already settled there in 1634." 3 Early History of the Crumb familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crumb research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1273, 1382, 1564, 1711 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Crumb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crumb Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Crumb family name include Crump, Crumpe, Crompe, Crum, Crummey, Crumb, Crumbe, Crombe, Crom, Cromm, Cromp, Crumm, Crommey, Crummie, Crummy, Crommie and many more. Early Notables of the Crumb familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Henry Crump (fl. 1382), Irish theologian, an Irishman by birth. He entered the Cistercian order in the monastery of Balkynglas, that is, Baltinglass...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Crumb Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Crumb RankingIn the United States, the name Crumb is the 8,147th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Crumb family to Ireland
Some of the Crumb family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 80 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Crumb surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Crumb Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Benjamin Crumb U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 5
- Mr. Benoni Crumb U.E. (b. 1760) born in Deerpark Township, Orange County, New York, USA who settled in Home District, Louth Township, Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 he served in the Indian Department and Butler's Rangers Regiment, married to Sarah Vollick in 1787 they had 7 children he died in 1816 5
- Mr. William Crumb U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 5
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- George Henry Crumb (1929-2022), American composer of modern classical and avant-garde music from Charleston, West Virginia, best known for Ancient Voices of Children (1970), Black Angels (1971), and Makrokosmos III (1974).
- Wallace Raymond Crumb (1896-1973), American Republican politician, Mayor of Bristol, Connecticut, 1929-31; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936 6
- Wallace Bruce Crumb (1858-1938), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Bristol, 1919-20; Defeated, 1920, 1922 6
- Leverett F. Crumb, American Republican politician, Westchester County Clerk, 1899; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916 6
- Alexander G. Crumb, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1900; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1908 6
- Charles Vincent Crumb Jr. (1942-1993), American artist, brother of Robert Crumb
- David Crumb (b. 1962), American contemporary composer, son of composer George Crumb
- Ann Crumb, American Tony award nominated actress and singer, daughter of composer George Crumb
- Robert Crumb (b. 1943), American comic book artist, creator of "Fritz the Cat"
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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