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Cromwell: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

Cromail · 'of Cromwell,' a parish in Nottinghamshire

Woulfe (1923) lists Cromwell as a form of Cromail, 'of Cromwell,' a parish in Nottinghamshire. He calls it the name 'of an old Anglo-Irish family in Limerick,' where James Cromwell was mayor in 1598, and says it has now disappeared from Limerick but is still found in other parts of the country.

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Irish formCromail
Meaning'of Cromwell,' a parish in Nottinghamshire
CountiesLimerick
Other spellings3
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Origin of the Cromwell name

Woulfe: 'of Cromwell, a parish in Nottinghamshire; the name, strangely enough, of an old Anglo-Irish family in Limerick, where James Cromwell was mayor in 1598. It has now disappeared from Limerick, but is still found in other parts of the country.'[1]

  1. 1598James Cromwell is mayor of Limerick, per Woulfe.[1]
  2. 1649Webb: Oliver Cromwell appointed Lord-Lieutenant for Ireland; sails for Dublin 13 August.[3]

Where in Ireland

Co. LimerickWoulfe: an old Anglo-Irish family there; James Cromwell mayor in 1598.[1]

Notable people named Cromwell

James Cromwellmayor of Limerick, 1598Named by Woulfe as mayor of Limerick in 1598, where the name was that of an old Anglo-Irish family.[1]
Oliver Cromwellb. 1599Webb's entry: Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, born Huntingdon 25 April 1599; appointed Lord-Lieutenant for Ireland in 1649.[3]

Other spellings

Cromall · Crummell · Grummell[1]

The Cromwell coat of arms

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Cromwell surname: questions

What does the surname Cromwell mean?

Woulfe gives it as 'of Cromwell,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, listed under the Irish form Cromail.[1]

Is Cromwell an Irish name?

Woulfe calls it, 'strangely enough,' the name of an old Anglo-Irish family in Limerick, and the name comes from an English parish. He does not give it a Gaelic origin.[1]

Is the Irish Cromwell name linked to Oliver Cromwell?

The sources opened do not say so. Woulfe derives the name from the Nottinghamshire parish of Cromwell and names James Cromwell as mayor of Limerick in 1598. Webb has a separate entry for Oliver Cromwell, who was appointed Lord-Lieutenant for Ireland in 1649.[1][3]

Are there other spellings of Cromwell in Ireland?

Woulfe prints Cromall, Crummell and Grummell alongside Cromwell. Matheson's 1901 list of surname varieties gives Crummell and Grummell under Cromwell.[1][2]

Sources

  1. Cromail — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/c/cromail.php
  2. Cromwell — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/377.php
  3. Cromwell, Oliver — A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/OliverCromwell.php