Explore the Family Name Cromie

The meaning of Cromie

1. Irish (Down): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cromtha ‘descendant of Cromtha’, a personal name based on the adjective crom ‘bent, crooked’. 2. Irish (northern): variant of Scottish Crombie (in which the -b- was not normally pronounced).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cromie has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of this surname in terms of prevalence fell from 33,248 to 35,945, marking an 8.11% decrease. Similarly, the count of individuals carrying the Cromie surname dropped by 3.7%, from 648 people in 2000 to 624 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also experienced a dip of 12.5%, moving from 0.24 to 0.21 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,248	#35,945	-8.11%
Count	648	624	-3.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cromie

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts within the population holding the Cromie surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the vast majority identified as White (96.45%), followed by Hispanic (1.70%) and a small percentage as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.77%). By 2010, those identifying as White had slightly decreased to 94.07%, and the percentage of Hispanics saw a minor drop to 1.60%. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander category disappeared completely by 2010. However, a new group emerged as those identifying with two or more races made up 3.37% of the Cromie population. The categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	94.07%	-2.47%
Two or More Races	0%	3.37%	0%
Hispanic	1.7%	1.6%	-5.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%