Krom History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Krom family

The surname Krom 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 Krom family

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Krom 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 Krom family

Notables of the period with the surname Krom were

Georg Hieronymus Kromeier (d.1551), a chamberlain of the city of Breslau, who was knighted by Kaiser Maximilian I around 1500

Krom Ranking

In the United States, the name Krom is the 13,735^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Krom migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Krom Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Henrich Krom, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
Johannes Krom, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1772 2

Krom Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Krom, who landed in Maryland in 1848 2
Maria Krom, aged 12, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2
Anna Krom, aged 40, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2
Catharina Krom, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 2
Conrad Krom, aged 40, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Krom (post 1700) +

Beth Krom, American politician, Mayor of Irvine, California; elected 2004, 2006 3

Citations +

"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, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html