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 162
File Cutter 21
Agricultural Labourer 14
Saw Grinder 12
Domestic Servant 10
Labourer 9
Spring Knife Cutler 9
General Servant 8
Grinder 7
Dress Maker 6
Farmer 6
Pen Blade Forger 6
Coal Miner 5
Cotton Factory Hand 5
Joiner 4
Laundress 4
Cutler 4
Cook 3
Tailor 3
File Smith 3
Files Smith 3
Labourer In Iron Works 3
Miner 3
Razor Smith 3
Silver Burnisher 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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