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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. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  3. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  4. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  5. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  6. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  7. O'Hart, John. Irish Pedigress 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4).
  8. Hickey, D.J. and J.E. Doherty. A New Dictionary of Irish History form 1800 2nd Edition. Dublin: Gil & MacMillian, 2003. Print.
  9. McDonnell, Frances. Emigrants from Ireland to America 1735-1743 A Transcription of the report of the Irish House of Commons into Enforced emigration to America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1331-5).
  10. Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. 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.

This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:36.

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