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The Croone 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.
The surname Croone 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
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Croone 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 Croone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Croone, Croon, Croom, Crome, Crone, Cron, Croome and others.
Distinguished members of the family include