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
File Cutter 13
General Labourer 11
Living On Own Means 11
General Servant Domestic 9
Commercial Clerk 8
Farmer 8
Coal Miner Hewer 7
School 7
Dress Maker 6
Saw Grinder 6
Spring Knife Cutler 6
Coal Hewer 6
Domestic Servant 5
Joiner 5
Joiner Carpenter 5
Errand Boy 4
Housemaid Domestic 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Labourer General 4
Book Folder 4
Tailoress 3
File Cutter By Hand 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Scissor Grinder 3
Shipyard Labourer 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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