Surname · also Irish

Mccrum

“son of the cripple”

McCrum is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McCrum goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Cruim, meaning “son of the cripple.”

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Where it comes from

McCrum comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Cruim (“son of the cripple”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Mccrum, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

McRury

McRury is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic · Virtue

Mcree

“son of grace”

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80% boys · 20% girls

Gaelic · Virtue

Mccree

“son of grace”

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56% boys · 44% girls

Gaelic

McCallum

“the son of Callum”

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71% boys · 29% girls

Gaelic · Virtue

McCrea

“the son of grace”

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50% boys · 50% girls

Old Norse

Mccrimmon

“son of Ruimen”

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Gaelic

McDuff

“the son of the blackskinned man”

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Gaelic · Saints

Mcmunn

“son of the servant of (Saint) Munnu”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Mccrum’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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