Croaker Surname
Approximately 571 people bear this surname
Croaker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the crocker,' a potter, a maker of crocks, a once familiar name for the occupation, used by Wyclif in place of our 'potter's vessel' (Ps. ii. 9). From Middle English crokke, an earthen pitcher: 'There is also white clay, and red for to make of crokkes, and steenes (stone-jars), and other vessels' (John de Trevisa, 1387).
Read More About This SurnameCroaker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 387 | 1:69,756 | 8,270 |
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
Croaker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the crocker,' a potter, a maker of crocks, a once familiar name for the occupation, used by Wyclif in place of our 'potter's vessel' (Ps. ii. 9). From Middle English crokke, an earthen pitcher: 'There is also white clay, and red for to make of crokkes, and steenes (stone-jars), and other vessels' (John de Trevisa, 1387). A well known Devonshire surname.
Adam le Crockar, Close Rolls, 31 Edward I.
John le Crochere, Devon. Henry III- Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Simon le Crockere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Crockare, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John le Crokere, 1301. Writs of Parliament.
1580. William Croker and Margaret Horsey: Marriage Lic. (London).
1746. Married — Pasco Croker and Sarah Russell: St. Mary Aldermary.
1779. — John Crocker and Ann Clare: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname has ramified in a truly marvellous manner in the United States. But it went out with the early settlers.
'Richard Crocker, a child, living in Virginia, 1623': Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.
'Henry Crocker came to Virginia in the Abigail, 1620': ibid.
About the same time came another Henry Croker, in the Marigold. Jone, his wife, joined him later on, sailing in the Swan; v. Hotten. If these were fruitful and multiplied in the first generation, the present large number is readily accounted for.
From the occupation, a maker or seller of crocks, a potter. A commission for the trial of John Crokar in Lanarkshire, 1557 (ER., XIX, p. 417).
1. A maker of earthen jars, provincially called crocks. Le Crockere. H.R. 2. A corruption of Croker.
A maker of coarse pottery. The word crock signified a large barrel—shaped jar. Chaucer says: "Spurn not as doth a crocke against a waL"
From Crocea, a cross (Ducange), crocearius, a cross-bearer. Simon le Crockere and William Crockare mentioned in England c. 1272 (Rot. Hundr.). Norman families may be included. John le Crochere held lands from De Pomeray, Devon, t. Henry I.
By tradition, Crocker is one of the most ancient of Devonshire names. An old Devonshire saw runs thus:
"Crocker, Cruwys. and Coplestone,
When the Conqueror came, were at home.".
During the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, the Crockers of Lynham in Yealmpton were a knightly family, and filled the office of high sheriff of the county (W. and Pr.). The name was established in Tavistock and Ashburton in the 15th and 16th centuries (W. T. and A.). Sir Hugh Crocker was mayor of Exeter in 1641 (I.). The name is also established in Dorset and Somerset.
Croaker Demographics
Average Croaker Salary in
United States
$38,829 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Croaker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Croaker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Croaker is found most in Australia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Croaker? popularity and diffusion
Croaker is the 557,062nd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The surname Croaker occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Croaker reside; 68 percent reside in Australasia and 68 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
This last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 69,756. In Australia Croaker is most common in: New South Wales, where 70 percent reside, Queensland, where 18 percent reside and Victoria, where 11 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Croaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Croaker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Croaker last name expanded 152 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Croaker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Croaker surname is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Croaker last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Croaker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning $38,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning $42,169 CAD per year.
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