# Crocker (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/crocker/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,370 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,757 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,157 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (20,047 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Craker |

## Etymology

From crocker (“potter”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Crocker in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Crocker in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Crocker

- Ian Crocker, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
- Steve Crocker, American Internet pioneer
- John Crocker, British Army general (1896–1963)
- Ryan Crocker, American diplomat (born 1949)
- Harry Crocker, American actor and journalist (1893-1958)
- Charles Crocker, American railroad executive who founded the Central Pacific Railroad (1822–1888)

## Similar surnames

Croker, Corker, Corkery, Crooker, Crozier, Crosier, Croucher, Corcoran, Creager, Crigger, Craycraft, Crager.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.