McCrum

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cruim (“son of the cripple”), from crom (“bent, twisted”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪkɹʌm/

Proper noun

McCrum (plural McCrums)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, McCrum is the 26549^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 918 individuals. McCrum is most common among White (91.5%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCrum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 549.

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