Crum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland
Ireland

The rugged west coast of Scotland and the desolate Hebrides islands are thought to be the ancestral home of the ancestors of the Crum family name. The Crum surname is thought to be derived from the place named Crombie in the parish of Aucterless in the former county of Aberdeenshire. Crombie comes from the Gaelic "crom," which means "crooked." However, in some instances, bearers of this name are no doubt descended from Macilchrum. 1

Early Origins of the Crum family

The surname Crum was first found in several areas of Scotland. The lands of Crummy, which belonged to the Abbey of Culross, Fifeshire, were built on land gifted by Malcolm, 7th Earl of Fife, in 1217. A John Crumme is on record in 1532, when he was excommunicated under letters of the Official of Lothian. Patrick Crummy of Carriden was keeper of the havens of Carriden in 1565. 1

Early History of the Crum family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crum research. Another 161 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1450, 1477, 1503, 1516, 1541, 1600, 1653, 1677, 1786 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Crum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crum Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crum, Crumme, Crumb, Crummy, Crumney, Crommie, Cromby, Macilchrum, Mcilchrum, McCrum, McIChrilcrumie, McCrumie and many more.

Early Notables of the Crum family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was

Crum of Thornlybank, county Renfrew, whose coat of arms was registered in 1868

Crum Ranking

In the United States, the name Crum is the 1,103^rd most popular surname with an estimated 27,357 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Crum family to Ireland

Some of the Crum family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crum Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Crum, who landed in America in 1750-1753 3

Crum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Caspar Crum, who arrived in Maryland in 1847 3
A Crum, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
Dr. G.P. Crum, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1892
Clark Crum, aged 32, who immigrated to America, in 1893

Crum Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

C. Raymond Crum, aged 19, who landed in America, in 1903
E. R. Crum, aged 30, who settled in America from Kingston, in 1905
Andrew Crum, aged 64, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, in 1905
Agnes Tibb Crum, aged 27, who settled in America from London, England, in 1910
Fannie Crum, aged 51, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Crum (post 1700) +

Denzel Edwin Crum (1937-2023), American men's college basketball coach at the University of Louisville from 1971 to 2001, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994
William Demos Crum (1859-1912), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1900; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1904-10; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1910-12 4
William Crum, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908 4
W. E. Crum, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908, 1912 4
Samuel V. Crum, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Wayne County, 1905-06 4
Machelle Crum, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2008 4
Orbison B. Crum, American Republican politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate 33rd District, 1884 4
James E. Crum, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928 4
J. W. Crum, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904 4
H. D. Crum, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896 4
... (Another 18 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"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