Krūmiņš ( Old orthography: ''Kru(h)min''; feminine: Krūmiņa) is a Latvian

topographic name Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...

, derived from the Latvian word for " bush" (''krūms'').''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Kruminš Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016. Individuals with the surname include: *

Edgars Krūmiņš Edgars Roberts Krūmiņš (21 August 1909 – unknown) was a Latvian chess player. Biography In 1926, Edgars Krūmiņš graduated from the Second City Gymnasium in Riga. In 1929, he entered the Faculty of Mathematics in University of Latvia, wh ...

(1909–unknown), Latvian chess master *

(born 1985), Latvian basketball player * Hugo Teodors Krūmiņš (1901–1990), Latvian writer *

Jānis Krūmiņš Jānis Krūmiņš (30 January 1930 – 20 November 1994) was a Soviet Union, Soviet-Latvian people, Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height (about 220 cm, or 7'3"), he was the first giant Center (basketball), center th ...

(1930–1994), Latvian basketball player * Mārtiņš Krūmiņš (1900–1992), Latvian-born American painter * Susan Krumins (née Kuijken; 1986), Dutch athlete

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