Explore the Family Name Crookham

The meaning of Crookham

English (Lancashire): habitational name from any of the places called Crookham, probably most often from the one in Northumberland, but perhaps sometimes from Crookham in Thatcham in Berkshire or Church Crookham in Hampshire. The one in Northumberland is named with a dative plural form of Old Norse krókr ‘crook, bend’, while those in Berkshire and Hampshire are probably named with an Old English word croc ‘crook, bend’ + hām ‘homestead’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Crookham has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 66,476 in popularity and rose slightly to rank 66,371 by 2010, a marginal growth of 0.16%. The count of individuals with the surname also grew by 7.19% from 278 to 298 during the same period. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population remained steady at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,476	#66,371	0.16%
Count	278	298	7.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crookham

On the aspect of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Crookham surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic group, with an increase from 94.60% in 2000 to 95.64% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, and Black ethnic groups for both years. The percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 1.8% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.6%	95.64%	1.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.8%	0%	0%