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Cramphorn Family History

Cramphorn Surname Meaning

From a compound of Middle English crampe crompe crumpe (Old French crampe Old English crump) ‘curved’ + horn ‘horn’. It may refer to a kind of hornpipe. The word is formally equivalent to Middle High German krumphorn krummhorn, a popular double-reeded pipe like the chanter of a bagpipe with a curved horn at the lower end.

The German word is on record since the late 15th century but the instrument it denotes is probably much older. The surname is the only evidence for the word in medieval England and may originally have been bestowed on a town wait or minstrel.

Compare J. Hornpipe 1439 in Ewen History p. 324 (Northumb).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Cramphorn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cramphorn family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Cramphorn families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 36 Cramphorn families living in Leicestershire. This was about 34% of all the recorded Cramphorn's in United Kingdom. Leicestershire had the highest population of Cramphorn families in 1891.
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What did your Cramphorn ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cramphorn. 30% of Cramphorn men worked as an Incapacitated and 77% of Cramphorn women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cramphorn were Colliery Hewer Heavy Work and Domestic Duties Unpaid.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Incapacitated
    30%
  • General Labourer
    30%
  • Joiner agricultural Estate Repair
    20%
  • Colliery Hewer Heavy Work
    20%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Private Means
    5%
  • Incapacitated
    5%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    5%

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There are 221 military records available for the last name Cramphorn. For the veterans among your Cramphorn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2001, in the United States, Cramphorn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Cramphorn in 1963 was 79, and 53 in 2001.

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