Last Name CROOKE

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Meaning Local: Of Crool, a hamlet in the parish of Shevington, county Lancashire, a hamlet near Kendal, county Westmoreland. The surname probably relates to 'creek,' a bend in a valley, or a cove in a bay.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 25,865 (2000 US census) 32,197 (1990 US census)
Count 893 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 83.2%, or 743 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.96%, or 80 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.78%, or 7 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 2.35%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.46%, or 13 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.25%, or 29 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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