Explore the Family Name Crume

The meaning of Crume

1. Altered form of English Croome or its variant Croom. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Krumm or Krum.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Crume has slightly dipped in recent years. In 2000, Crume was ranked as the 16,741st most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had shifted to the 17,300th spot, a decrease of approximately 3.34%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Crume surname increased from 1,572 in 2000 to 1,636 in 2010, showing a growth of about 4.07%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of 5.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,741	#17,300	-3.34%
Count	1,572	1,636	4.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.55	-5.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crume

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Crume also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of Crumes identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 80.28% in 2000 to 78.67% in 2010. Notably, the percentage of Crumes identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase of 83.66%, rising from 1.53% in 2000 to 2.81% in 2010. There were also increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races. Conversely, the percentages of Crumes identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native both decreased over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.28%	78.67%	-2.01%
Black	13.42%	13.14%	-2.09%
Hispanic	1.53%	2.81%	83.66%
Two or More Races	1.84%	2.44%	32.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.16%	1.83%	-15.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.76%	1.1%	44.74%