Crook Surname

13,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Crook Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crook,' (1) a hamlet in the parish of Shevington, Lancashire.

William del Crok, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

George Crooke, of Newborough, 1590: Wills at Chester.

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Crook Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,0061:18,1182,294
England12,6911:4,390597
Australia4,1871:6,448945
Canada1,5301:24,0823,272
New Zealand6331:7,1541,217
Wales5591:5,536617
South Africa4901:110,56713,306
Scotland3941:13,5881,754
Israel3301:25,9323,795
Northern Ireland1831:10,0821,600
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Spain531:882,11434,832
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Guernsey221:2,929767
France211:3,162,987209,042
Norway191:270,64728,127
Isle of Man191:4,517958
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
China91:151,924,6187,954
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
India51:153,413,076951,030
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha51:1,171114
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Anguilla11:13,436792
Guam11:160,1214,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,4121:2,898416
Wales1611:9,742593
Scotland651:57,5883,712
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5881:10,9461,428

Crook (61) may also be a first name.

Crook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crook,' (1) a hamlet in the parish of Shevington, Lancashire.

William del Crok, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

George Crooke, of Newborough, 1590: Wills at Chester.

John Crooke, of Fence-in-Pendle, 1590: ibid.

(a) A hamlet near Kendal, Westmorland The surname is still found in the neighbourhood. The Yorkshire instances below seem to point to some place or places in the West Riding. Probably both Crook and Crookes are related to creek, a bend in a valley, or a cove in a bay.

John de Cruk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes de Crake, 1379, Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas de Crokes, 1379: ibid.

Johanna de Crekes (sic), 1379: ibid.

1615. Baptised — Helen, d. Arthur Crooks: St. James, Clerkenwell.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Croc, which see. Malcolm Crok rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 169). Robert Cruk of Fingaldestone, Lanarkshire, also rendered homage (ibid., p. 212). A benefice was reserved to Adam Croke of the diocese of St. Andrew, 1329 (Pap. Lett , II, p. 314). John Cruke was a tenant in Garvalde under the Douglas, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvii). Galfrid Crok held land in the burgh of Crale in 1421 (RAA., II, 56), John Cruik was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1503 (NSCM,, I, p. 41), payment was made to a 'menstrale' named John Cruke in 1529 (ALHT., V, p. 373), and Peter Croche was witness in Glasgow, 1559 (HP., II, p. 203). Cruak 1636.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) 1 belonging to Crook, or crok, Old Norse krók-r] 2 Crooked Person [same etymology] 3 the anciently Scandinavian pers. name Krók, occurring in Domesday Book as Croc [same etym.]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Anglo~Irish Ulster family which gave its name to Crookstown. IF 18*

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Scottish) One who came from Crook (hill, or bend of a river), the name of several places in England and Scotland; same as Croke, q.v.

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

Places in Westmoreland, Durham, and Moray, are called Crook, but the name is probably identical with Croke.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman baronial family. Hugh, William, and John de Croc occur in Normandy 12th cent. (Mag. Rot. Scac.). In 1086 Rainaldus Fitz-Croch, hereditary huntsman of the King, held fiefs in Hants, as did his father Croch (Domesd.). Osmond C. occurs 1130 (Rot. Pip.). 1156 Matthew C. had charge of the forests in Hants, and 1165 Hugh Croc and William C. held fiefs in barony in Normandy (Feod. Norm.), as did John C. from William de Mohun, Ruald C. from the Earl of Gloucester, and William C. from the See of Bath (Liber Niger).

— The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Westmorland.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Crook Demographics

Average Crook Salary in
United States

$42,892 USD

Per year
Rank:
655,187 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00556941
Rank: 2,231 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
99.4%
Sample size: 11,074 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Crook Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crook (Arabic: كروك) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crook? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crook is the 13,415th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 174,849 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Crook live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most common given name globally, held by 61 people.

The last name Crook is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 20,006 people, or 1 in 18,118. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States Crook exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Crook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crook has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Crook last name grew 436 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 347 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 606 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 20 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crook Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Crook surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crook surname are 15.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crook earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning 328,855 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.86% more than the national average, earning R 301,464 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $51,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crooke912,975/
Croock9157/
Crookz913/
Crok89368/
Croocks8312/
Schrook838/
Crookks831/
Crookss831/
Croke803,974/
Krook802,746/
Crock801,375/
Zrook80330/
Crooc80199/
Scrok80173/
Croox80173/
Croek8093/
Croog8088/
Crrok803/
Crouk803/
Crokt801/
Srook801/
Crokk801/
Cruok800/
Shrook73154/
Schrok7392/
Scrock7369/
Croske7346/
Scrooc7322/
Chrouk7321/
Tzrook7317/
Crossk7315/
Crocke7310/
Crouck736/
Czrock736/
Croick735/
Crroks732/
Crouks731/
Srooks731/
Crooxs731/
Srookh731/
Chrock731/
Crotke731/
Croskk731/
Chroke730/
Schrock6711,723/
Krok675,038/
Cruk67702/
Croc67578/
Srok67375/
Croq67206/
Crox6784/
Crog6748/
Crak6722/
Scroogh6716/
Zrok678/
Šrok674/
Schrosk674/
Crocktt671/
Crockss671/
Jrok671/
Shrooks670/
Schroke670/
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Crook Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crook in the Arabic language
كروكkrwk-

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