The Crocker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,370 people carried this name — #1,757 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 20,047 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Crocker surname

A surname originating as an occupation.

From crocker (“potter”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Crocker» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the crocker’.

An early record he cites: Simon le Crockere, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Crocker, Croker and Croaker.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 217 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Crocker was found among the farmers of 3 counties.

It was most frequent in Dorset: 30 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 333. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Dorset 30
Devon 25
Somerset 9

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

169 families named Crocker, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 923 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 82
Connecticut 37
New York 11
South Carolina 10
Maine 9
New Hampshire 9
Virginia 4
Vermont 2
Rhode Island 2
North Carolina 2
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 235 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Crocker in American newspapers,
1876–1884.

Newspaper page from Lyon County Times carrying the name Crocker
Lyon County Times 1884-07-12
Newspaper page from Lyon County Times carrying the name Crocker
Lyon County Times 1884-06-14
Newspaper page from The Pioche Tri-weekly Record carrying the name Crocker
The Pioche Tri-weekly Record 1876-11-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 470,038 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Crocker in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

35,769 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crocker. The most, 5,701, date from the 1920s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 7,766
New South Wales 7,595
South Australia 7,473
Queensland 4,986
Tasmania 4,688
Western Australia 3,038
ACT (Canberra) 174
Northern Territory 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crocker.

Who carried it

People named Crocker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alvah Crocker
    Alvah Crocker 1801–1874 · politician
  • Samuel L. Crocker
    Samuel L. Crocker 1804–1883 · politician
  • Elisha Crocker
    Elisha Crocker 1814–1892 · politician
  • Philip Crocker d. 1840 · surveyor
  • Richard Crocker 1301– · politician
  • Agnes Bonville 1569–1629

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Crocker,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,782 records

1,782 records of the Crocker name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 720
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 320
  • Other U.S. records 742
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Delbert W. Crocker

    Born 1906 in Oregon. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; mechanic from Linn County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1968, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Norrie Crocker

    Born 1937; from Hubert, North Carolina. U.S. Army; killed in action 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Wilmington National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frances Crocker

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 36; miner. From St. Cleer, England; bound for Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,782 records for Crocker in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia1,188 records

1,188 records of the Crocker name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 545
  • Tasmanian Names Index 275
  • Other Australian records 368
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Crocker

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the William Metcalfe, sailing from Portsmouth in 1834. Native of Newbury, Berkshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1845. Married 1845 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 42.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jane Trevena Crocker

    Died 1922 in On Way To Public Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1923.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ernest Crocker

    Arrived in Victoria in 1898 aboard the Orizaba, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,188 records for Crocker in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada521 records

521 records of the Crocker name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 460
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 16
  • Other Canadian records 45
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Samuel Crocker

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the La Aigle, bound for Annapollis Royal, aged 50.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Crocker

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Scan, bound for Strathroy, Ontario; England.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Agatha Crocker

    Died 1976, aged 89; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 521 records for Crocker in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom38 records

38 records of the Crocker name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 22
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 10
  • Welsh wills index cards 6
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Albert Crocker

    Will proved in 1937; of Swansea, Glamorgan.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Esther Crocker

    Buried in 1826 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 50.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Crocker

    Somerset Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 38 records for Crocker in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand18 records

18 records of the Crocker name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 13
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 4
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Robert Crocker

    Died 1995, aged 82; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Emma Crocker

    Buried in 1932 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 80.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Richard Crocker

    Died 1931, aged 31; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Crocker in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Crocker name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Henderik Crocker

    Died 1849 in Rotterdam; born in Suriname.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharina Crocker

    Married in 1683 in Megen.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Crocker in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Crocker name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hubert Crocker

    Born 1921 in Great Britain; died 1993 in Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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