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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

Origins Available: Irish, Scottish

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

The Irish Croc 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 Croc research. Another 338 words(24 lines of text) covering the year 1241 is included under the topic Early Croc 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 Croc Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Croc 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 or some of its variants were: Adam Croke who arrived in Philadelphia in 1870; Thomas and William Croake arrived in Philadelphia in 1860.

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The Croc Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Croc 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 15:39.

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