Crump (surname)

Crump is a medieval English, Danish, Irish, French surname, meaning crippled man.

Crump is an ancient surname of noble Anglo-Norman origin. The name is a derivative of "Crompton", a name given for a medieval town near Shaw, England for its "crumpled" geographical features.

The name was first given to a branch of descendants of Lord Gislebertus Venator, the "de Crompton" family. Gilbert, being a scion of Blois and cousin-German to the conqueror, was given dominion over the area as a palatine baron for his valiant support in the conquest of 1066.

The first person in the family to use this surname was Sir Piers de Crompton, who was born in 1161 and knighted in 1183 at the age of 22.

Other derivatives of this family name are speculated to include, but are not limited to: Crompe, Crumpton, Crumpe, Cromp, & Krump.

People with this name include

• Barry Crump (1935–1996), a New Zealand writer
• Benjamin Crump, an attorney associated with the 2012-2013 George Zimmerman Case
• Brian Crump (born 1938), British cricketer
• Bruce Crump (born 1957), the longtime drummer with the rock band Molly Hatchet
• Buck Crump, CC (1904–1989), a Canadian businessman
• Covey Crump, a former Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Information
• David Crump, Newell H. Blakely Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center
• E. H. Crump, former mayor of Memphis
• George Arthur Crump (1871–1918), a hotelier and golf course architect
• George William Crump (1786–1848), a member of the United States House of Representatives
• Harry Crump (born 1940), a former American football fullback
• Helen Crump, a fictional character on the American TV program The Andy Griffith Show
• James Crump, a curator, writer, producer and director
• Jason Crump (born 1975), an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider
• Jerry K. Crump (1933–1977), a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War
• Josiah Crump (ca. 1838–1890), an American postal worker and politician
• Kevin Crump, Australian murderer and rapist
• Lavell Crump, birth name of American musician David Banner
• Louis Crump (1919–2019), American lawyer and politician
• Mary Eliza Walker Crump (1857-1928), African-American singer
• Phil Crump (born 1952), a former motorcycle speedway rider
• Pleasant Crump (1847–1951), last surviving Confederate soldier of the American Civil War
• Richard Crump, a Canadian Football League running back
• Robert Crump, an American cartoonist and musician
• Rolly Crump (born 1930), American designer and Disney Imagineer
• Rousseau Owen Crump (1843–1901), U.S. businessman and politician from Michigan
• S. Scott Crump, the inventor of fused deposition modeling (FDM) and co-founder of Stratasys, Inc.
• Thomas Crump (1845–1907), an English cricketer
• William Crump (1809–1889), the first Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives following statehood
• William Crump (gardener) (1843-1932), English gardener and horticulturist