Cromarty

• (surname): Cromartie

From Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked, bent”) + àrd (“height”) or bati (“bay”).

Cromarty (countable and uncountable, plural Cromartys)

1. A small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).
2. A sea area that covers the Cromarty Firth.
3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cromarty is the 91981^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 200 individuals. Cromarty is most common among White (69.0%) and Black/African American (21.5%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cromarty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387.