Explore the Family Name Ancrum

The meaning of Ancrum

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Roxburghshire (Borders) called Ancrum, earlier Alncromb ‘bend in the river Ale’, from a word related to Welsh crwm ‘bent, curved’.

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How common is the last name Ancrum in the United States?

The surname Ancrum has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Ancrum was the 24,368th most popular surname in the United States with a count of 963 individuals having this name. However, by 2010, the popularity rank climbed up to 23,222 with a total count of 1,098 individuals bearing the surname. This shows a 4.7% increase in ranking and a significant 14.02% increase in count over the decade. The proportion per 100,000 people also marginally rose from 0.36 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,368	#23,222	4.7%
Count	963	1,098	14.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.37	2.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ancrum

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ancrum, Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identified as Black, accounting for 94.39% in 2000 and slightly less at 94.26% in 2010. People identifying as Hispanic made up the second-largest group, increasing by 59.65% from 1.14% in 2000 to 1.82% in 2010. Individuals identifying as White constituted 2.49% in 2000 and fell to 2.28% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.56% to 1.28%. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	94.39%	94.26%	-0.14%
White	2.49%	2.28%	-8.43%
Hispanic	1.14%	1.82%	59.65%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.28%	-17.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%