Crump is a

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surname, meaning crippled man. Crump is an ancient surname of noble

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origin. The name is a derivative of "Crompton", a name given for a medieval town near

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, 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

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and

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to the conqueror, was given dominion over the area as a palatine

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for his valiant support in the

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of 1066. The first person in the family to use this surname was Sir Piers de Crompton, who was born in 1161 and

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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 John Barrie Crump (15 May 1935 – 3 July 1996) was a New Zealand author of semi-autobiographical comic novels based on his image as a rugged outdoors man. Taken together his novels have sold more than a million copies domestically. Crump's 19 ...

(1935–1996), a New Zealand writer *

Benjamin Crump Benjamin Lloyd Crump (born October 10, 1969) is an American attorney who specializes in civil rights and catastrophic personal injury cases such as wrongful death lawsuits. His practice has focused on cases such as Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, ...

, an attorney *

Brian Crump Brian Stanley Crump (born 25 April 1938) is a former cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. Family Crump's father was Staffordshire Minor Counties cricketer Stanley Crump, while his cousins were David Steele (of Northamptonshire and Engla ...

(born 1938), British cricketer *

Bruce Crump Bruce Hull Crump, Jr. (July 17, 1957 – March 16, 2015) was the drummer with the rock band Molly Hatchet from 1976 to 1982 (including their 1980 hit song "Flirtin' with Disaster" ) and 1984 to 1991. He also played as a member of the Canadian ban ...

(1957–2015), the longtime drummer with the rock band Molly Hatchet * Buck Crump, CC (1904–1989), a Canadian businessman * Charles Crump (1840-1923), English footballer, administrator, and referee *

David Crump David Crump is Newell H. Blakely Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center. Crump attended Harvard College and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1969. He currently teaches classes on prop ...

, Newell H. Blakely Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center *

E. H. Crump Edward Hull "Boss" Crump Jr. (October 2, 1874 – October 16, 1954) was an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. Representing the Democratic Party, he was the dominant force in the city's politics for most of the first half of the 20t ...

, former mayor of Memphis * Edwin Samuel Crump (1882-1961), English civil engineer specialising in hydraulics *

George Arthur Crump George Arthur Crump, Jr. (September 24, 1871 – January 24, 1918) was a hotelier and golf course architect primarily known for designing and building Pine Valley Golf Club, which, at the time of its opening, was considered the most difficult golf ...

(1871–1918), a hotelier and golf course architect *

George William Crump George William Crump (September 26, 1786 – October 1, 1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives in the 19th United States Congress and the U.S. Ambassador to Chile. Biography Crump was born in Powhatan County, Virginia. ...

(1786–1848), a member of the United States House of Representatives * Harry Crump (born 1940), a former American football fullback *

Helen Crump Helen Crump is a fictional dramatic character on the American television program ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (1960–1968). Helen made her debut in the third-season episode "Andy Discovers America" (1963). Helen was a schoolteacher and became mai ...

, a fictional character on the American TV program ''The Andy Griffith Show'' *

James Crump James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

, a curator, writer, producer and director *

Jason Crump Jason Philip Crump (born 6 August 1975) is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion. In a 21-year career in Speedway, Jason Cr ...

(born 1975), an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider *

Jerry K. Crump Jerry Kirt Crump (February 18, 1933 – January 10, 1977) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 6 and 7, 1951. Crump was killed in a car accident in 1977. Awa ...

(1933–1977), a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War * John A. Crump, New Zealand-born infectious diseases physician and medical microbiologist * Josiah Crump (ca. 1838–1890), an American postal worker and politician * Kevin Crump, Australian murderer and rapist *

Lavell Crump Lavell William Crump (born April 11, 1974), better known by his stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Banner's family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he was raised. Ban ...

, birth name of American musician David Banner *

Louis Crump Louis Morris Crump (May 21, 1916 – April 6, 2019) was an American politician in the state of Texas. Crump was born in Santa Anna, Texas Santa Anna is a town in Coleman County in Central Texas, United States. Its population was 1,099 at the 20 ...

(1919–2019), American lawyer and politician *

Marty Crump Martha L. "Marty" Crump is a behavioral ecologist in the Department of Biology and the Ecology Center at Utah State University who studies amphibians and reptiles. Crump was the first individual to perform a long-term ecological study on a comm ...

, American behavioral ecologist *

Mary Eliza Walker Crump Mary Eliza Walker Crump (1857 – August 6, 1928) was an African-American contralto singer and manager, one of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers. Early life Mary Eliza Walker was born in slavery near Nashville, Tennessee. "My mother belonged to ...

(1857-1928), African-American singer *

Phil Crump Philip John Crump (born 9 February 1952) in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway riderLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship. He also won the 1976 Spe ...

(born 1952), a former motorcycle speedway rider *

Pleasant Crump Pleasant Riggs Crump (December 23, 1847 – December 31, 1951) was an American soldier who was the last verifiable veteran who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Although he was survived by several other claimants in ...

(1847–1951), last surviving Confederate soldier of the American Civil War *

Richard Crump Richard Crump (born February 28, 1955) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) running back who played for three different teams from 1975 through 1981. For his career, Crump finished with 3,854 yards rushing and 200 pass receptions. Crump play ...

, a Canadian Football League running back * Robert Crump, an American cartoonist and musician *

Rolly Crump Roland Fargo "Rolly" Crump (born February 27, 1930) is an American animator and designer noted particularly for his work as a Disney Imagineer. Biography Crump was born in Alhambra, California, and joined Walt Disney Studios in 1952. Initial ...

(1930–2023), American designer and Disney Imagineer *

Rousseau Owen Crump Rousseau Owen Crump (May 20, 1843 – May 1, 1901) was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan. Crump was born in Pittsford, New York, the eldest son of Samuel and Sarah (Cutting) Crump. His parents had settled in Pittsford ...

(1843–1901), U.S. businessman and politician from Michigan *

S. Scott Crump S. Scott Crump (born Steven Scott Crump) is the inventor of fused deposition modeling (FDM) and co-founder of Stratasys, Ltd. Crump invented and patented FDM technology in 1989 with his wife and Stratasys co-founder Lisa Crump. He is currently th ...

, the inventor of fused deposition modeling (FDM) and co-founder of Stratasys, Inc. *

Thomas Crump __NOTOC__ Thomas Crump (12 March 1845 – 18 January 1907) was an English clergyman and amateur cricketer. After graduating from Oxford University, Crump held various ecclesiastical roles in the Herefordshire and Shropshire areas before movin ...

(1845–1907), an English cricketer * William Crump (disambiguation)

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