Explore the Family Name Mccrum

The meaning of Mccrum

Scottish and northern Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cruim ‘son of the cripple’, from crom ‘bent, twisted’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mccrum has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 25,673rd most common surname and dropped slightly to the 26,549th spot in 2010. This represents a change of -3.41%. However, the total count of people possessing this surname rose from 902 in 2000 to 918 in 2010, an increase of 1.77%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a small decrease of -6.06% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,673	#26,549	-3.41%
Count	902	918	1.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccrum

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mccrum also witnessed some changes from 2000 to 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identifying with this surname was of White ethnicity, though there was a decrease of -3.25% from 94.57% in 2000 to 91.50% in 2010. There was also a notable rise in the percentage of those of Hispanic ethnicity, increasing by 91.80% from 2.44% in 2000 to 4.68% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by -19.40%, while the proportion of people who identify as belonging to two or more races increased by 56.76%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a modest increase of 25.41%. The percentage of Black ethnicity remained at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.57%	91.5%	-3.25%
Hispanic	2.44%	4.68%	91.8%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.74%	56.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.22%	1.53%	25.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	0.54%	-19.4%
Black	0%	0%	0%