The Cronk surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,456 people carried this name — #6,260 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,293 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

16 Cronk families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 101 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. 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

New York 15
Virginia 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

Cronk in American newspapers,
1893–1911.

Newspaper page from Anadarko Daily Democrat carrying the name Cronk
Anadarko Daily Democrat 1901-10-26
Newspaper page from The Lexington Dispatch carrying the name Cronk
The Lexington Dispatch 1911-07-26
Newspaper page from The National Tribune carrying the name Cronk
The National Tribune 1893-02-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,020 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cronk in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

5,492 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cronk. The most, 1,039, date from the 1930s. Queensland 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 Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,898
Victoria 1,791
South Australia 773
New South Wales 672
Western Australia 236
ACT (Canberra) 99
Tasmania 17

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

Who carried it

People named Cronk,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edwin M. Cronk
    Edwin M. Cronk 1918–2020 · diplomat
  • Hiram Cronk 1800–1905 · farmer
  • Jack Cronk 1890–1964 · Australian rules football player
  • Mary Cronk 1932–2018 · midwife
  • Edward Cronk 1936–2021 · canoeist
  • Ray Cronk 1940–2016 · basketball player

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 Cronk,
in the records of 4 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 States779 records

779 records of the Cronk name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 248
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 188
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 183
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 93
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 60
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard Cronk

    Born 1918 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sill; salesperson from Muskegee County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    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 Paul Marvin Cronk

    Born 1947; from Ashley Falls, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Cronk

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Joseph Walker from Liverpool, aged 36; laborer. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 779 records for Cronk in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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).

Australia107 records

107 records of the Cronk name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 51
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 20
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  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 George Cronk

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Marquis of Huntley, arriving 1830; ticket of leave 1844.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Cronk

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Hopewell, aged 38; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ramon Charles E. Cronk

    Company director of Highett, Victoria; died 1984.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 107 records for Cronk in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Cronk name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ralph Joseph Cronk

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Mausoleum, Calgary, Alberta, aged 76.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Stanley Lyle Cronk

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Joseph Cronk

    Listed at Digby, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1795.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Cronk in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Cronk name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Cronk

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. B. Cronk

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record B. J. Cronk

    Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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