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Crone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Crone 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 Crone family

The surname Crone 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 Crone family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crone 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 Crone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crone Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Crone family

Distinguished members of the family include Edward Crome (d. 1562), English Protestant divine, educated at Cambridge, taking the degrees of B.A. in 1503, M.A. in 1507, and D.D. in 1526. 6 William Croone or Croune (1633-1684)...
Another 35 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Crone Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crone Ranking

In the United States, the name Crone is the 8,843^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 7

Crone migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crone Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jellian Crone, who landed in Virginia in 1658 8
Tho Crone, who landed in Virginia in 1662 8
William Crone, who arrived in Virginia in 1662 8
George Crone, who arrived in Maryland in 1676 8

Crone Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Lorentz Crone, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 8
Fredk Crone, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 8
John Crone, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 8
August Crone, who settled in New England in 1772
William Crone who settled in Annapolis, Maryland in 1773
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Crone Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Crone, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 8
Benjamin Crone, who settled in Baltimore in 1828
Julie Crone, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 8
Frederick Crone, who landed in Mississippi in 1844 8

Crone migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Crone Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

William Crone, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
Bernhard Crone, who settled in Quebec in 1778

Crone migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Crone Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

J. Crone, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Storm Cloud" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 8th December 1862 9
James Crone, aged 32, a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Eveline" in 1865 10
Mary Ann Crone, aged 22, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Eveline" in 1865 10
Mr. James Crone, South African settler travelling from Cape Town aboard the ship "Eveline" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 22nd January 1865 11
Mrs. Mary Ann Crone, South African settler travelling from Cape Town aboard the ship "Eveline" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 22nd January 1865 11

Contemporary Notables of the name Crone (post 1700) +

Barbara Penny Crone, American television reporter, personality, and real estate broker
Marcia Ann Cain Crone (b. 1952), American lawyer and jurist, Judge on United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2003-)
Patricia Crone (1945-2015), Danish-born, American author, scholar, orientalist, and historian
Michael R. La Crone, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 10th District, 1986 12
Robert Crone (d. 1779), Irish landscape-painter, a native of Dublin, was educated there under Robert Hunter, a portrait-painter 13
Tan Crone (1930-2009), noted Dutch classical pianist
Robert "Bob" Crone (1870-1943), Irish football player and coach
William "Billy" Crone (1863-1944), Irish footballer who played for Distillery and Ireland during the 1880s and 1890s
Philipp Crone (b. 1977), German former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics
Neil Crone (b. 1960), Canadian actor, voice actor and comedian
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
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The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020