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Croak Family Crest
Croak Family Crest
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Origins Available: Irish, Scottish

Where did the Irish Croak family come from? What is the Irish Croak family crest and coat of arms? When did the Croak family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Croak family history?

The Irish Croak name is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Cróc," from the Old Norse "Krokr."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Croke, Crough, Croak, Croc, Crok, Croake and others.

First found in County Kilkenny, where they have been on record since the 13th century.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Croak research. Another 338 words(24 lines of text) covering the year 1241 is included under the topic Early Croak History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 21 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Croak Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Croak family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 57 words(4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Croak Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Croak, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1876

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  2. Fitzgerald, Thomas W. Ireland and Her People A Library of Irish Biography 5 Volumes. Chicago: Fitzgerald. Print.
  3. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  4. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  5. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  6. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  7. Harris, Ruth-Ann and B. Emer O'Keefe. The Search for Missing Friends Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot Volume II 1851-1853. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1991. Print.
  8. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  9. Tepper, Michael Ed & Elizabeth P. Bentley Transcriber. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia 1800-1819. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. Print.
  10. Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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The Croak Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Croak Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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