The Crumpton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,985 people carried this name — #6,765 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,792 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Crumpton surname

Variant of Crompton.

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

In print

Crumpton in American newspapers,
1865–1914.

Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Crumpton
The Telegraph-courier 1911-08-31
Newspaper page from New York Dispatch carrying the name Crumpton
New York Dispatch 1865-04-16
Newspaper page from The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican carrying the name Crumpton
The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican 1914-07-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,088 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Crumpton in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

898 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crumpton. The most, 233, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 499
Queensland 264
Victoria 88
South Australia 22
Tasmania 12
Western Australia 11
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Crumpton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alan Crumpton 1928–1983 · rugby league player

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Crumpton,
in the records of 5 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 States275 records

275 records of the Crumpton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 165
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 58
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 24
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Thomas S. Crumpton

    Born 1915 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft; driver from Knox County, Tennessee. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eugene Hayward Crumpton

    Born 1949; from Macon, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Walter Crumpton

    Arrived at New York in 1867 aboard the Tripoli from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 275 records for Crumpton in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia77 records

77 records of the Crumpton name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 29
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 14
  • Tasmanian Names Index 12
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Sampson Crumpton

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Ocean, arriving 1823; ticket of leave 1840.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jesse Crumpton

    Arrived in Queensland in 1909 aboard the Rippingham Grange, aged 32.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Edward Crumpton

    Sheet metal worker of Footscray, Victoria; died 1985.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 77 records for Crumpton 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: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); 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).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Crumpton name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. W. Crumpton

    Ktng's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. H. Crumpton

    The Buffs (East Kent 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 First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. E. Crumpton

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Crumpton in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Crumpton name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elsa Virginia Crumpton

    Buried in 1990 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 60.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Henry Crumpton

    Died 1948; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Chandler Crumpton

    Buried in 1980 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 46.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Crumpton name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Crumpton

    Married in 1894 in Amsterdam.

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

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).

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