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Cromwell Name Meaning

English: habitational name from places in Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire named Cromwell, from Old English crumb ‘bent’, ‘crooked’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Crowell, Bromwell, Creswell, Colwell, Bramwell, Rodwell, Trowell

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Cromwell Family Origin

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Cromwell Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    33%

  • Laborer

    8%

  • Keeping House

    6%

  • Farm Laborer

    3%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Cromwell family was Farm Laborer. The most common Cromwell occupation in the USA was Farmer. 33% of Cromwell's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Cromwell.

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Cromwell Historical Records

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Cromwell Life Expectancy

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