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There are approximately 6,994 people named Crocker in the UK. That makes it the 1,533rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 111 are named Crocker.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Crocker surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A maker of coarse pottery. The word crock signified a large barrel-shaped jar. Chaucer says: "Spurn not as doth a crocke against a wal."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CROCKER. 1. A maker of earthen jars, provincially called crocks. Le Crockere. H.R. 2. A corruption of Croker.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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