Croake Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Croake Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a nook or bend in a river; variants of Crook, q.v.

Croake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Croake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a nook or bend in a river; variants of Crook, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Croake Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Croake Come From? nationality or country of origin

Croake is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croake? popularity and diffusion

Croake is the 1,014,722nd most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Croake are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Croake is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Croake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Croake has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Croake surname grew 216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Croake Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Croake last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Croake are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Croake earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croakey921/
Croakes920/
Croak911,089/
Croack833/
Croaks832/
Croace831/
Crooak830/
Craoker770/
Kroakes770/
Croague770/
Kroaker770/
Craok731/
Kroak730/
Croag730/
Croaicea714/
Croooker710/
Kroack67142/
Croagh6744/
Craosque571/
Qrohoske571/
Crohosky570/
Craog551/
Kroag550/
Kroujakis532/
Kroyok503/
Kroľák501/
Kruoac501/
Crahoc500/

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