Crumpler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The Anglo-Saxon name Crumpler comes from its first bearer, who was a person with an abnormal curvature of the spine. The surname Crumpler 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 Crumpler family

The surname Crumpler 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 Crumpler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crumpler research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1273, 1382, 1564, 1711 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Crumpler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crumpler Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Crumpler has been spelled many different ways, including Crump, Crumpe, Crompe, Crum, Crummey, Crumb, Crumbe, Crombe, Crom, Cromm, Cromp, Crumm, Crommey, Crummie, Crummy, Crommie and many more.

Early Notables of the Crumpler family

Notables 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...
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Crumpler Ranking

In the United States, the name Crumpler is the 7,988^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Crumpler family to Ireland

Some of the Crumpler 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.

Crumpler migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Crumplers to arrive in North America:

Crumpler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Crumpler, who landed in Virginia in 1714 5

Crumpler Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Miss. P.S. Crumpler, who immigrated to the United States, in 1903
Thomas Crumpler, aged 28, who settled in America from England, in 1922
Lionel Crumpler, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1922
Carl Crumpler, aged 16, who settled in America, in 1923
Thomas Alfred Crumpler, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States, in 1924

Contemporary Notables of the name Crumpler (post 1700) +

Shirley Crumpler, American Republican politician, Candidate for Governor of Nevada, 1974 6
P. G. Crumpler, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948 6
George M. Crumpler, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Abingdon, Virginia, 1965 6
Albert C. Crumpler (1808-1882), American politician, Delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861 6
Alan B. Crumpler, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972 6
Bobby Crumpler (b. 1965), American assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Washington Redskins (2003-2009)
Roy Maxton Crumpler (1896-1969), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies from 1920 to 1925
Larry Crumpler, American geologist and volcanologist, member of the Mars Exploration Rover science team, eponym of Larry's Lookout on Mars
Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler (1846-1922), née Rebecca Davis Lee, an American physician, the first African American woman to become a physician in the United States
Carlester T. Crumpler (b. 1971), American NFL football tight end who played from 1994 to 1999, older brother of Alge Crumpler
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html