Find out how popular the last name Croker is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Croker.

Croker, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Croker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Croker in America

Croker is the 17942nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Croker surname appeared 1,558 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Croker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Croker to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Croker

The surname Croker is of English origin, derived from the old English word 'crok', meaning 'a crooked person or thing'. It is believed to have originated in the 9th century as a descriptive nickname for someone with a crooked or deformed body.

Croker is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of England conducted by William the Conqueror. The name appears in various forms, such as Croc, Crocus, and Crokat, indicating its early variations in spelling.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Richard le Croker, who is mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Suffolk in 1195. Another early record is of William Croker, who was listed in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1279.

The name is also associated with several place names in England, such as Crocker's Moor in Dorset and Croker Hill in Somerset. These place names likely derived from individuals with the Croker surname who resided in or owned land in those areas.

Notable individuals with the surname Croker include John Wilson Croker (1780-1857), an Irish statesman and author who served as the Secretary to the Admiralty. Another was Daines Barrington Croker (1785-1857), an English antiquary and writer who published works on Irish folklore and fairy tales.

In the 19th century, Thomas Crofton Croker (1798-1854) was an Irish antiquary and writer known for his collection of Irish folklore and legends. His most famous work, "Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland," published in 1825, helped preserve many traditional Irish tales.

In the United States, one of the earliest bearers of the name was John Croker, who arrived in Virginia in 1635. Another notable figure was Richard Croker (1843-1922), an American politician and leader of the Tammany Hall political machine in New York City in the late 19th century.

The Croker surname has also been associated with various professions and trades throughout history, including writers, politicians, and landowners, reflecting the diverse backgrounds of those who bore this name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Croker

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Croker.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Croker was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Croker has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Croker was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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