Crooks Surname

20,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Crooks 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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Crooks 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 States13,8341:26,2013,296
England4,6781:11,9111,750
Jamaica2,4611:1,166211
Canada1,8941:19,4542,712
Australia1,3231:20,4052,829
Northern Ireland8951:2,061424
Scotland6221:8,6071,256
New Zealand6131:7,3871,263
Trinidad and Tobago2371:5,755907
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Wales921:33,6363,370
Panama781:50,1572,439
Costa Rica441:108,6381,781
France221:3,019,215204,848
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Isle of Man221:3,901846
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ireland51:941,78816,185
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Barbados21:143,7241,981
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Guam11:160,1214,893
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5551:7,9821,220
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9241:12,6691,914
Scotland3731:10,0351,282
Wales161:98,0264,293
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9501:17,0232,168

Crooks (30) may also be a first name.

Crooks 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)

John Cruikis, merchant and burgess of Irvins, 1635 (Inquis., 2180). John Cruix or Cruiks in Galashiels is in record in 1643 and 1662 (RRM., I, p. 104. II p. 6), and William Cruikis in Polwart, 1665 (Lauder). Alexander Cruicks was retoured heir in lands in the barony of Mounkland, 1692, and James Crukes of Garturk was retoured heir of Alexander Craiks of Garturk, 1698 (Retours, Lanark, 405,440). Ramsey Crooks (1786—1859), fur-trader, described by Black Hawk the Indian chief as "the best pale-face friend the red man ever had," was born in Greenock.

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

Genit., or pl., of Crook(e, q.v.

— 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
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Crooks Demographics

Average Male Crooks Height

177.5 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 254 (2014)

Average Female Crooks Height

164.8 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 30 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Crooks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crooks (Arabic: كروكس) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crooks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,092nd most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 267,856 people. Crooks is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Crooks are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Crooks is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 30 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 13,834 people, or 1 in 26,201. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Crooks is found in 59 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Jamaica, where 9 percent live.

Crooks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crooks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Crooks last name increased 469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crooks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Crooks are 16.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Crooks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.63% more than the national average, earning R 403,116 per year; in United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $50,573 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croocks9212/
Crookks921/
Dcrooks921/
Crookss921/
Croks916/
Krooks83204/
Crocks8325/
Crookz833/
Crroks832/
Crouks831/
Srooks831/
Crooxs831/
Scroogs776/
Crockss771/
Shrooks770/
Croox73173/
Kroks7343/
Cruks731/
Xroks731/
Schrocks711/
Krokås6774/
Kroeks6733/
Cruiks6725/
Kroksh6725/
Croegs673/
Krokzs672/
Kroksz671/
Krokss671/
Crougs671/
Croggs671/
Scrogs671/
Crucks671/
Chraks671/
Krocks671/
Crasks670/
Crauks670/
Craaks670/
Cracks670/
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Crooks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crooks in the Arabic language
كروكسkrwks-

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