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UK surname

Crump

Derived from a Middle English nickname for a hunchback or a person with a crooked back.

In the 1881 census there were 3,236 people recorded with the Crump surname, ranking it #1,395 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 3,225, ranked #2,108, down from #1,395 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Lambeth and Bromsgrove, Upton Warren. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire West and Chester, Shropshire and Dudley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crump is 4,106 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.3%.

1881 census count

3,236

Ranked #1,395

Modern count

3,225

2016, ranked #2,108

Peak year

1911

4,106 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Crump had 3,236 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #1,395 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 3,225 in 2016, ranked #2,108.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 4,106 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Crump surname distribution map

The map shows where the Crump surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Crump surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Crump over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 2,184 #1,336
1861 historical 2,060 #1,407
1881 historical 3,236 #1,395
1891 historical 3,199 #1,482
1901 historical 3,942 #1,433
1911 historical 4,106 #1,253
1997 modern 3,645 #1,778
1998 modern 3,695 #1,821
1999 modern 3,690 #1,845
2000 modern 3,624 #1,874
2001 modern 3,515 #1,880
2002 modern 3,583 #1,894
2003 modern 3,465 #1,916
2004 modern 3,445 #1,921
2005 modern 3,366 #1,940
2006 modern 3,324 #1,965
2007 modern 3,303 #2,009
2008 modern 3,321 #2,015
2009 modern 3,421 #1,996
2010 modern 3,444 #2,028
2011 modern 3,356 #2,045
2012 modern 3,235 #2,083
2013 modern 3,292 #2,081
2014 modern 3,305 #2,090
2015 modern 3,235 #2,114
2016 modern 3,225 #2,108

Geography

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Where Crumps are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Lambeth and Bromsgrove, Upton Warren. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire West and Chester, Shropshire, Dudley and Sandwell. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 Lambeth London (South Districts)
4 Bromsgrove, Upton Warren Worcestershire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire West and Chester 047 Cheshire West and Chester
2 Shropshire 038 Shropshire
3 Dudley 026 Dudley
4 Sandwell 027 Sandwell
5 Sandwell 033 Sandwell

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crump

These lists show first names that appear often with the Crump surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crump

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Crump, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Crump surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Crump household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Crump is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Crump is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Crump falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Crump is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Crump, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Crump

The surname Crump is of English origin, derived from the Middle English word "crump," meaning "crooked" or "bent." It is believed to have originated as a descriptive nickname for someone with a crooked or hunched back or other physical deformity.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Crump can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire from 1275, which mention a person named Richard Crump. The name also appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1327, listing a Thomas Crump.

In the 14th century, the name was prominent in the county of Oxfordshire, where it is thought to have derived from the place name "Crump's Hill," now known as Crumps Butts. This location is mentioned in the Hundred Rolls of 1279, suggesting that the Crump family may have been landowners in the area.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Crump appeared in various records across England, including parish registers, tax rolls, and court documents. Notable individuals from this period include William Crump (1550-1628), a successful merchant and landowner in Sussex, and Robert Crump (1619-1680), a Puritan minister and author from Warwickshire.

In the 18th century, the Crump family gained prominence in the city of Bristol, where several members became successful merchants and businessmen. One of the most notable figures was Michael Crump (1738-1808), a wealthy merchant and philanthropist who donated funds for the construction of several churches and schools in the city.

Other historical figures with the surname Crump include:

1. John Crump (1766-1834), a British military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a Member of Parliament. 2. Samuel Crump (1793-1848), an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia. 3. Henry Crump (1836-1905), an American businessman and industrialist who founded the Crump Nail and Tack Company in Philadelphia. 4. William Crump (1868-1933), a British Olympic athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump events in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. 5. Newton D. Crump (1898-1951), an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, from 1940 to 1951.

While the surname Crump has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through immigration to North America and other English-speaking countries.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Crump families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crump surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 457 Crumps recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.45x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 457 1.45x
Worcestershire 407 9.88x
Staffordshire 362 3.40x
Surrey 222 1.44x
Warwickshire 222 2.79x
Herefordshire 184 14.22x
Gloucestershire 180 2.91x
Kent 179 1.66x
Shropshire 151 5.54x
Yorkshire 128 0.41x
Devon 99 1.51x
Lancashire 81 0.22x
Cheshire 79 1.13x
Monmouthshire 61 2.67x
Essex 54 0.87x
Sussex 46 0.86x
Somerset 40 0.79x
Denbighshire 37 3.10x
Hampshire 29 0.45x
Buckinghamshire 26 1.36x
Nottinghamshire 23 0.54x
Derbyshire 22 0.45x
Glamorgan 18 0.33x
Northamptonshire 15 0.51x
Bedfordshire 14 0.86x
Berkshire 14 0.59x
Dorset 14 0.68x
Oxfordshire 11 0.56x
Flintshire 8 0.94x
Lincolnshire 7 0.14x
Wiltshire 7 0.25x
Cumberland 6 0.22x
Angus 5 0.17x
Brecknockshire 4 0.63x
Leicestershire 4 0.11x
Hertfordshire 3 0.14x
Cornwall 2 0.06x
Durham 2 0.02x
Isle of Man 2 0.34x
Royal Navy 2 0.53x
Ayrshire 1 0.04x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.05x
Cardiganshire 1 0.13x
Lanarkshire 1 0.01x
Midlothian 1 0.02x
Montgomeryshire 1 0.14x
Norfolk 1 0.02x
Radnorshire 1 0.39x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birmingham in Warwickshire leads with 122 Crumps recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.60x.

Place Total Index
Birmingham 122 4.60x
Bromsgrove 74 53.35x
Islington London 74 2.42x
Aston 55 2.51x
Lambeth 53 1.93x
Handsworth 40 15.24x
Madley 38 417.58x
West Bromwich 38 6.23x
Wolverhampton 38 4.64x
Camberwell 36 1.79x
Harborne 36 10.55x
Rowley Regis 35 11.79x
St Pancras London 32 1.26x
West Ham 31 2.25x
Bethnal Green London 30 2.19x
Margate St John Baptist 29 14.71x
Wednesbury 28 10.52x
Hackney London 26 1.47x
Hoyland Nether 26 33.90x
Shoreditch London 26 1.90x
Bow London 25 6.22x
Oldbury 25 12.33x
Clerkenwell London 24 3.22x
Wellington 24 15.66x
Newington 23 1.97x
Childs Wyckham 22 452.67x
Hereford All Sts 22 37.11x
Chelsea London 21 2.21x
Dudley 21 4.19x
Kidderminster Borough 20 8.29x
Pontesbury 19 57.30x
Stoke Upon Trent 19 1.68x
Agdn In Whtchrch Brdly 18 649.82x
Hornsey 18 4.51x
Nottingham St Mary 18 1.64x
Exeter St Sidwell 17 11.30x
Ribbesford 17 49.56x
Sedgley 17 4.30x
Upton On Severn 17 62.99x
Claines 16 14.15x
Kensington London 16 0.91x
Worcester St Peter 16 20.51x
Bermondsey 15 1.60x
Hampstead London 15 3.05x
Newton St Cyres 15 162.87x
St George Hanover Square 15 2.70x
St Luke London 15 2.96x
Cheltenham 14 2.93x
Coventry Holy Trinity 14 5.89x
Dover St Mary Virgin 14 13.43x
Ross 14 27.20x
Walsall Foreign 14 2.54x
Wandsworth 14 4.61x
Westminster St John 14 3.64x
Whitchurch 14 26.46x
Battersea 13 1.12x
Mile End Old Town London 13 1.94x
Shrewsbury St Julian 13 19.27x
Tewkesbury 13 23.54x
Byford 12 519.48x
Cound 12 233.01x
Cranbrook 12 26.31x
Gnosall 12 46.67x
Salford 12 1.09x
Shrewsbury St Chad 12 12.54x
The Hill 12 45.33x
Allington 11 123.60x
Birkenhead 11 1.98x
Burslem 11 3.60x
Deerhurst 11 122.22x
Leckhampton 11 28.85x
Newland 11 454.55x
Richmond 11 5.11x
Twerton 11 21.00x
Upperswinford 11 31.55x
Worcester All Sts 11 46.06x
Dodderhill 10 56.88x
Horsemonden 10 63.57x
Hythe St Leonard 10 26.29x
Liverpool 10 0.44x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Crump surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 216
Elizabeth 152
Sarah 144
Eliza 56
Emma 56
Ann 55
Annie 55
Emily 54
Alice 50
Jane 50
Ellen 47
Martha 33
Hannah 26
Harriet 24
Caroline 23
Charlotte 23
Maria 23
Fanny 20
Louisa 20
Florence 17
Margaret 17
Susan 17
Edith 16
Harriett 16
Ada 15
Clara 15
Anne 14
Esther 14
Kate 13
Lucy 13
Catherine 12
Frances 11
Jessie 11
Selina 11
Julia 10
Minnie 10
Agnes 8
Amy 8
Eleanor 8
Matilda 8
Elizth. 7
Anna 6
Rosa 6
Rose 6
Betsy 5
Isabella 5
Lilian 5
Lydia 5
Ruth 5
Sophia 5

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Crump surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 210
John 150
George 136
Thomas 101
Charles 97
James 89
Henry 69
Joseph 50
Edward 47
Alfred 35
Richard 31
Samuel 29
Frederick 27
Harry 26
Robert 25
Albert 21
Walter 20
Edwin 18
Arthur 17
Frank 16
Ernest 13
Benjamin 11
Herbert 11
David 10
Harold 7
Percy 7
Stephen 7
Sydney 7
Chas. 6
Daniel 6
Francis 6
Wm. 6
Philip 5
Saml. 5
Aaron 4
Alexander 4
Christopher 4
Geo. 4
Matthew 4
Tom 4
Byron 3
Hubert 3
Martin 3
Thos. 3
Vincent 3
Willm. 3
Leslie 2
Lewis 2
Oswald 2
Reginald 2

FAQ

Crump surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crump surname in 1881?

In 1881, 3,236 people were recorded with the Crump surname. That placed it at #1,395 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crump surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 3,225 in 2016. That gives Crump a modern rank of #2,108.

What does the Crump surname mean?

Derived from a Middle English nickname for a hunchback or a person with a crooked back.

What does the Crump map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Crump bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.