The Abercrombie surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,439 people carried this name — #5,405 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,071 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Abercrombie surname

Of Scottish Gaelic origin, said to be from the earlier Abarcrumbach.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Abercrombie» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Scotland’s registers today

Abercrombie was recorded 14 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 1484th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 19. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Abercrombie in American newspapers,
1904–1912.

Newspaper page from The Columbus Weekly Dispatch carrying the name Abercrombie
The Columbus Weekly Dispatch 1904-12-22
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Abercrombie
The Salt Lake Tribune 1912-03-10
Newspaper page from The Lancaster Gazette carrying the name Abercrombie
The Lancaster Gazette 1911-08-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Abercrombie in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1970s.

7,899 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Abercrombie. The most, 1,263, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 2,954
New South Wales 2,529
Victoria 1,337
Western Australia 437
South Australia 284
Tasmania 283
ACT (Canberra) 58
Northern Territory 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Abercrombie.

Who carried it

People named Abercrombie,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Abercrombie
    James Abercrombie 1706–1781 · politician
  • James Abercrombie
    James Abercrombie 1706–1781 · politician
  • John Abercrombie
    John Abercrombie 1726–1806 · writer
  • John Abercrombie
    John Abercrombie 1726–1806 · writer
  • Elsie Maude Collin d. 1963
  • Andrew Abercrombie of Innerpeffray 1455–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Abercrombie,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States433 records

433 records of the Abercrombie name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 225
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 64
  • Other U.S. records 144
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jeff Abercrombie

    Born 1914 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; carpenter from Hall County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Gainesville, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charity Abercrombie

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Anchoria from Glasgow, aged 18; dressmaker. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jonathan Abercrombie

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1807, died 1886; buried at Dials Cemetery, Laurens, South Carolina.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 433 records for Abercrombie in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands486 records

486 records of the Abercrombie name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 246
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 235
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Abercrombie

    Married in 1854 in Koog aan de Zaan; domestic servant. Died 1901 in Buiksloot, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Abercrombie

    Married in 1917 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1968 in Zaandam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Zaanstad (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Helena Abercrombie

    Born 1853 in Zaandijk. Died 1920 in Beemster, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Zaanstad (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 486 records for Abercrombie in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia170 records

170 records of the Abercrombie name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 79
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 54
  • Other Australian records 37
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Isabella Abercrombie

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Great Britain, aged 27; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Abercrombie

    Butcher of Geelong, Victoria; died 1877.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Abercrombie

    Left Launceston in 1836 aboard the Stirlingshire, bound for Sydney.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 170 records for Abercrombie in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada26 records

26 records of the Abercrombie name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 19
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eliza Ann Abercrombie

    Buried in 1974 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 92.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John James Watson Abercrombie

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John J. Abercrombie

    Married 1888 in Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 26 records for Abercrombie in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Abercrombie name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 6
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Abercrombie

    Died 1975, aged 74; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. W. Abercrombie

    Cheshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Taylor Abercrombie

    Buried in 1982 at Killin Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 86.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Abercrombie in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France6 records

6 records of the Abercrombie name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Daisy Suzanne Abercrombie

    Born 1910 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime); died 1987 in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Patrice Christian Benjamin Abercrombie

    Born 1964 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne); died 1999 in Dax (Landes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucie Marie Abercrombie

    Born 1903 in Le Havre; died 1992 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Abercrombie in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand5 records

5 records of the Abercrombie name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Abercrombie

    Died 1920, aged 59; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ruth Mary Doreen Abercrombie

    Died 1930, aged 26; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hugh Abercrombie

    Died 1916, aged 52; buried at Belfast Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Abercrombie in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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