How common is the surname Crook?

14,526 people in the United States had the surname Crook in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,255 Americans. It ranked 2,484th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crook?

Eddie Crook, American boxer (1929-2005), followed by Tully Bevilaqua.

Where is the surname Crook most common?

Wikidata records people named Crook in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Crook getting more or less common?

More common. 14,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,526 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Crook

A surname, carried by 14,526 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crook is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

From English crook (“bend, hook”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,526 people named Crook in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,255 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,279.

#2,484

rank among US surnames

14,526

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,323)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,475	Dove	14,560	21,205
#2,477	Noriega	14,559	21,207
#2,478	Cloud	14,555	21,212
#2,479	Stearns	14,554	21,214
#2,480	Nagel	14,545	21,227
#2,481	Weldon	14,538	21,237
#2,482	Handy	14,537	21,239

Who is named Crook

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Crook identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Crooks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eddie Crook
American boxer (1929-2005)
Tully Bevilaqua
Australian basketball player (born 1972)

Notable Crooks come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Crook

Crook has the Soundex code C620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C620.

Questions

Where does the surname Crook come from?: From English crook (“bend, hook”).
How common is the surname Crook?: 14,526 people in the United States had the surname Crook in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,255 Americans. It ranked 2,484th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crook?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Crook identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crook?: Eddie Crook, American boxer (1929-2005), followed by Tully Bevilaqua.
Where is the surname Crook most common?: Wikidata records people named Crook in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Crook getting more or less common?: More common. 14,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,526 in 2010, up 1.7%.