Crook Name Meaning: From Old Norse 'krokr' meaning hook or bend. Possibly given to a hunchback or cripple, or for people who lived by a bend in a river or road.
First found in Lancashire before the Norman Conquests in 1066.
Discover how your Crook ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 26 |
| Buckinghamshire | 180 |
| Berkshire | 310 |
| Cambridgeshire | 42 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 125 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 24 |
| Derbyshire | 53 |
| Devon | 489 |
| Dorset | 26 |
| Durham | 104 |
| Essex | 173 |
| Gloucestershire | 372 |
| Hampshire | 609 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 91 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 182 |
| Lancashire | 4,362 |
| Leicestershire | 35 |
| Lincolnshire | 24 |
| London | 1,342 |
| Middlesex | 436 |
| Northumberland | 77 |
| Norfolk | 129 |
| Northamptonshire | 58 |
| Nottinghamshire | 50 |
| Oxfordshire | 136 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 219 |
| Surrey | 291 |
| Sussex | 128 |
| Staffordshire | 185 |
| Warwickshire | 208 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 354 |
| Worcestershire | 149 |
| Yorkshire | 427 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 13 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 190 |
| Merionethshire | 9 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 162 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,070 |
| Cotton Weaver | 210 |
| Private Means | 77 |
| Weaver | 77 |
| Farm Labourer | 72 |
| General Labourer | 69 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 69 |
| Labourer | 68 |
| Dressmaker | 58 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 57 |
| Farmer | 48 |
| Domestic Servant | 46 |
| At Home | 46 |
| Housekeeper | 46 |
| Scholar | 45 |
| Clerk | 44 |
| Weaver Cotton | 42 |
| None | 40 |
| House Keeper | 36 |
| Carpenter | 34 |
| Bricklayer | 31 |
| School Boy | 29 |
| At School | 28 |
| Assisting In The Business | 27 |
| Carter | 27 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Crook | 4,117 |
| Mary Crook | 3,990 |
| John Crook | 3,647 |
| Elizabeth Crook | 2,753 |
| Thomas Crook | 2,421 |
| James Crook | 2,300 |
| George Crook | 1,875 |
| Sarah Crook | 1,868 |
| Ann Crook | 1,556 |
| Henry Crook | 1,351 |
| Alice Crook | 1,257 |
| Ellen Crook | 1,212 |
| Jane Crook | 1,195 |
| Charles Crook | 1,170 |
| Margaret Crook | 1,026 |
| Joseph Crook | 1,015 |
| Robert Crook | 977 |
| Annie Crook | 836 |
| Eliza Crook | 755 |
| Richard Crook | 747 |
| Frederick Crook | 696 |
| Emma Crook | 691 |
| Edward Crook | 575 |
| Emily Crook | 564 |
| Arthur Crook | 553 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crook | 100% | 62,333 |
| 2 | Cork | 60% | 18,506 |
| 3 | Corke | 40% | 7,952 |
| 4 | Creek | 60% | 4,015 |
| 5 | Crooke | 83% | 3,842 |
| 6 | Crake | 40% | 2,467 |
| 7 | Creak | 60% | 1,279 |
| 8 | Craik | 60% | 1,240 |
| 9 | Croke | 60% | 1,141 |
| 10 | Crock | 80% | 996 |
| 11 | Cark | 40% | 874 |
| 12 | Carke | 20% | 783 |
| 13 | Craike | 50% | 562 |
| 14 | Croake | 67% | 242 |
| 15 | Croak | 80% | 148 |
| 16 | Creake | 50% | 139 |
| 17 | Creeke | 50% | 131 |
| 18 | Crok | 80% | 108 |
| 19 | Croch | 60% | 107 |
| 20 | Crocke | 67% | 101 |
The surname Crook is the most popular version of all its varients