Croak is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Croak
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, Ireland
Meaning:

A variation of Croke. Apparently the same as Crooke, Leswin Croc, however, occurs in Domesday as a tenant prior to the Survey, in counties Suffolk and Essex.

The variant of Crocker. One who made earthen pots, a potter.

A variation of Croke. Dweller at a nook or bend in a river; variant of Crook meaning one who came from Crook, i.e., hill, or bend of a river.

Dweller at a nook or bend in a river; variant of Crook meaning one who came from Crook, i.e., hill, or bend of a river.

The lastname Croak is variant form of the Crook. One who came from Crook meaning "hill, or bend of a river," the name of several places in England and Scotland;.

The same as Croke from Old Norse, krokr, bent or crooked - Apparently the same as Crooke, Leswin Croc, however, occurs in Domesday as a tenant prior to the Survey, in counties Suffolk and Essex.

A form of Crook. Places in Westmoreland, Durham, and Moray, are called Crook, but the name is probably identical with Croke.

Croak is a form of Croke. The Crokes of Studley, county of Oxford, were anciently Blounts. "In 1404, Nicholas le Blount having been deeply engaged in the conspiracy to restore Richard II to his throne, changed his name to Croke on his return to England, in order to avoid the revenge of Henry IV. The Crokes afterwards became a legal family, and seated themselves at Chilton." as per Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

How popular is Croak?

Croak is common in United States, Australia.

Croak is ranked 337822 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Croak bearers increased by 0.78 per cent in 2010 US census to 642 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1361 spots and ranked at 35096. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.73 97.49
Others 1.71 1.26
Hispanic or Latino 1.09 1.1
Croak is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Australia have the last name. Around 1089 people have been found who wears Croak as their family name. Few people around the world have Croak as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Croak:
33,374 United States960
23,217 Australia107
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
101,561 England19

Croak Namesakes

  • John Croak, soldier

Croak Namesakes

  • John Croak, soldier

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