Croon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Croon surname is thought to be derived from the Old English word "crumb," which meant "bent" or "crooked." 1 The name may have been a nickname for a crippled person, or it may have been an occupational name for a maker or seller of hooks. There are also several place names in Britain, such as Croom, East Yorkshire and Croome, Worcestershire from which surnames may have evolved.

Early Origins of the Croon family

The surname Croon was first found in Croom, a hamlet, in the parish of Sledmere, union of Driffield, wapentake of Buckrose, East Riding of Yorkshire. 2 3

Another source questions this origin: "but Croom, the Yorkshire place-name, is found in Domesday as Crognum, apparently the Old Norse krókinum, dat. sing. with affixed article of krók-r, crook." 4

And yet another source claims the family was originally from Normandy and were "a form of Crun or Craon (Crowne or De Craon.) 5

As far as early records of the family, this has proven to be difficult. One noted source points to a strong relationship between Croomb and Crome (including the many variants.) In the case, Robert de Crumbe was the first listed in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1199. He continues to note Maud le Crombe and John Croume in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275; and Simon Crumbe in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296. 1

Early History of the Croon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Croon research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1476, 1487, 1503, 1507, 1510, 1526, 1562, 1600, 1633, 1642 and 1684 are included under the topic Early Croon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Croon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Croone, Croon, Croom, Crome, Crone, Cron, Croome and others.

Early Notables of the Croon family

Distinguished members of the family include

William Croone or Croune (1633-1684), was an English physician from London, one of the original Fellows of the Royal Society. He was born in London on 15 Sept. 1633, and admitted into Merchant Taylors...

Croon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Croon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Dirck Jansz Croon, who landed in New York in 1650 6
Adriaen Jansz Croon, who arrived in New York in 1651 6
Catrine Tans Croon, who arrived in New York in 1656 6

Croon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Simon Croon, aged 48, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 6
Simon Jakob Croon, aged 48, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 6

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)