Crookes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Crookes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Crookes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 106
Farm Labourer 13
At Home 11
House Servant 7
Servant 7
File Cutter 7
Saw Grinder 7
Dress Maker 6
Cutler 6
Agricultural Labourer 5
Labourer 5
Wife 5
Farmer 4
Sickle Maker 4
Bone Scale Cutter 4
Seyth Grinder 4
School Mistress 3
Mining Labourer 3
File Grinder 3
File Smith 3
Pen Blade Forger 3
Pen Knife Cutter 3
Spring Knife Cutler 3
Spring Knife Cutter 3
Table Blade Forger 3

Crookes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Crooks 86% 15,119
2 Crookes 100% 8,136
3 Corks 57% 531
4 Curks 43% 209
5 Carks 43% 193
6 Crokes 86% 118

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The surname Crookes is the 2nd most popular variant of Crooks.

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