Crok History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

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

Early Origins of the Crok family

The surname Crok was first found in County Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh), the former Kingdom of Osraige (Ossory), located in Southeastern Ireland in the province of Leinster, where they have been on record since the 13th century.

Early History of the Crok family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crok research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1299 and 1324 are included under the topic Early Crok History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crok Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Crok family

Notable amongst the family up to this time was

Sir John Croke, who was a Speaker of the English House of Commons

Migration of the Crok family to Ireland

Some of the Crok 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 and printed products wherever possible.

Crok migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crok Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Crok, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 1

Citations +

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)