Explore the Family Name Crommett

The meaning of Crommett

1. English: possibly an altered form of Grummett, which is from a pet form of the personal name Grim or of any of various ancient Germanic personal names formed with the element grim ‘mask’ (see Grim). 2. Possibly an altered form of German Grummeth, a nickname for a farmer who was known for his second hay harvest, from dialect Grummet ‘second grass (hay) cut’ or a topographic name from Krammet, an old dialect word for juniper.

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

Based on the information from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Crommett ranked 74,164 in popularity in 2000 and dropped to 89,069 in 2010, representing a decrease of 20.1%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this time period from 243 in 2000 to 208 in 2010, marking a 14.4% decline. The proportion of the Crommett surname per 100k people declined as well from 0.09 to 0.07, indicating a drop of 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,164	#89,069	-20.1%
Count	243	208	-14.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crommett

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Crommett surname identified as White, constituting 93.42% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 92.79% in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased from 4.12% to 5.29% between these years, highlighting a growth of 28.40%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Crommett surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.42%	92.79%	-0.67%
Hispanic	4.12%	5.29%	28.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%