The Crook surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,526 people carried this name — #2,484 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 14,279 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Crook surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Crook’.

An early record he cites: Johannes de Cruke, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Crook, Crooke, Crookes and Crooks.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 218 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 24 people named Crook live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Catamarca.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Catamarca 13
Buenos Aires Province 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

30 people named Crook is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 30

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Crook was found among the farmers of 6 counties.

It was most frequent in Buckinghamshire: 50 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 200. 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

Buckinghamshire 50
Hampshire 39
Wiltshire 26
Lancashire 21
Gloucestershire 14
Devon 7

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 Scotland’s registers today

Crook was recorded 12 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 1665th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 11. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Crook in American newspapers,
1898–1915.

Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Crook
The Grenada Sentinel 1915-11-26
Newspaper page from The Southern Farm Gazette carrying the name Crook
The Southern Farm Gazette 1909-04-03
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Crook
The Portland Daily Press 1898-09-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,343 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Crook in Australian newspapers,
1800s–2000s.

37,047 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Crook. The most, 5,108, date from the 1940s. New South Wales 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 13,449
Victoria 12,751
Queensland 5,638
South Australia 2,573
Western Australia 1,541
Tasmania 738
ACT (Canberra) 266
Northern Territory 21

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

Who carried it

People named Crook,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Crook
    John Crook 1617–1699 · writer
  • William Pascoe Crook
    William Pascoe Crook 1775–1846 · missionary
  • Charlotte Edith Rainey d. 1952
  • Elgie Ida Crook d. 1962
  • Samuel Crooke 1575–1649
  • James Crook 1746–1826

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 Crook,
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 States1,606 records

1,606 records of the Crook name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 498
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 327
  • Other U.S. records 781
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John N. Crook

    Born 1915 in Maryland. Enlisted 1945 at Baltimore; auto mechanic from Baltimore County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Crook

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; servant. From Killarney, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Oren Lee Crook

    Born 1949; from Doniphan, Missouri. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,606 records for Crook in the United States.

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

Australia944 records

944 records of the Crook name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 452
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 206
  • Other Australian records 286
  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 Jeremiah Crook

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Sir George Seymour, sailing from London in 1844. Native of Blackburn, Lancashire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1848.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lillian Amelia Crook

    Born 1897 in Zeehan, Tasmania. Married 1912 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 16.

    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 William Crook

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Middlesex, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 944 records for Crook in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada221 records

221 records of the Crook name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 150
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 19
  • Other Canadian records 52
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Crook

    Buried in 1930 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 83.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Victor Vincent Crook

    Died 1964, aged 69; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elsie Crook

    Died 1951 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 221 records for Crook in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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. · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands148 records

148 records of the Crook name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 128
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 15
  • Dutch population registers 5
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Pieter Crook

    Died 1813 in Schiermonnikoog, aged 83; "schoolmeester".

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Tjiske Hindriks Crook

    Married in 1839 in Kloosterburen; "wollenaaister", born 1799 in Schiermonnikoog.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elisabeth Crook

    Died 1861 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 148 records for Crook 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).

United Kingdom83 records

83 records of the Crook name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 60
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 15
  • Other British records 8
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charlotte Crook

    Buried in 1948 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 83.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William George Crook

    Will proved in 1932; of Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record L. Crook

    Corporal, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 83 records for Crook 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. · Stirling Council. 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: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand30 records

30 records of the Crook name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 21
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Ann Crook

    Died 1942, aged 88; buried at Omaka 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 Percy George Arthur Crook

    Died 1975, aged 74; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record E. Crook

    New Zealand 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 30 records for Crook in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Crook 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 Suzanne Elizabeth Crook

    Born 1945 in Great Britain; died 2000 in Valcivières (Puy-de-Dôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Albert Jules Crook

    Born 1920 in Paris; died 1980 in La Madeleine-de-Nonancourt (Eure).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Crook in France.

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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