Crooke Surname

148,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Crooke 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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Crooke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3381:270,89625,418
England5321:104,73310,973
Australia3871:69,7568,270
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
New Zealand1131:40,0746,748
Ireland781:60,3714,039
Canada621:594,28449,093
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines591:1,909378
Spain561:834,85833,799
Saint Kitts and Nevis421:1,314244
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Scotland231:232,77511,829
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales171:182,03112,022
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
British Virgin Islands121:2,633313
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3901:62,5017,261
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Crooke 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

(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

Crooke Last Name Facts

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

Crooke is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Crooke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crooke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crooke is the 148,596th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,449,595 people. The last name Crooke occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Crooke reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Crooke is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,338 people, or 1 in 270,896. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 12 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Crooke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crooke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 904 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 113 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crooke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Crooke surname is predominantly Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Crooke last name are 28.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Crooke earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning R 259,680 per year; in United States they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $41,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $57,565 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crookes923,915/
Crookey9225/
Crookee920/
Crookie920/
Crook9141,679/
Croke913,974/
Croocker8635/
Croocket860/
Croock8357/
Croske8346/
Crokie8335/
Crocke8310/
Crokey838/
Crookz833/
Crooky831/
Crotke831/
Croeke830/
Chroke830/
Crok80368/
Croockett801/
Crockey7758/
Crokker7723/
Croocks7712/
Crockes773/
Crockee772/
Crosker772/
Crookis771/
Crookss771/
Crotker771/
Crookks771/
Crookēs771/
Crookha771/
Krookes771/
Crokeet770/
Krooker770/
Crockie770/
Schroke770/
Crouker770/
Chroker770/
Crocked770/
Croce7323,937/
Krook732,746/
Crock731,375/
Crake73929/
Kroke73375/
Crooc73199/
Croox73173/
Croek7393/
Croog7388/
Sroke7373/
Croka7349/
Croec7313/
Croki736/
Crouk733/
Cruke733/
Crrok733/
Crokk731/
Crokt731/
Cruok730/
Schrotke7148/
Schrocke7145/
Schrodke7125/
Schroker718/
Zchrotke716/
Crooquer714/
Crockeit712/
Crockedt711/
Crockeet711/
Crockepp711/
Crockerr711/
Crocketh711/
Crodkett711/
Crokkett711/
Crosketh710/
Crouskey710/
Croskett710/
Croukett710/
Crochket710/
Craske671,442/
Crocce67545/
Croche67372/
Crucke67245/
Chroki67170/
Kroske67160/
Krocke67129/
Croque67122/
Krotke6791/
Schrottke6781/
Srocke6758/
Croski6758/
Krokey6739/
Kroeke6730/
Krokes6720/
Crossk6715/
Krokee6714/
Zroker6712/
Zrocke6711/
Krokke6710/
Schrocker6710/
Crouce677/
Schroskey676/
Crouck676/
Crockkett676/
Crosskeys676/
Schrodtke676/
Croick675/
Cracke674/
Craket673/
Crocki673/
Zroske672/
Crroks672/
Croqer672/
Krooka671/
Croskk671/
Crukey671/
Cruzke671/
Cradke671/
Crukes671/
Crouks671/
Crooxs671/
Crocoa670/
Cruker670/
Cruske670/
Cruike670/
Shroke670/
Crokay670/
Krouke670/
Cratke670/

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Crooke Reference & Research

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