The crocker Surname
crocker Name Meaning and History
- English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy, France, called Crèvecoeur (‘heartbreak’), from Old French creve(r) ‘to break or destroy’, ‘to die’ + ceur ‘heart’, a reference to the infertility and unproductiveness of the land.
- English: occupational name for a potter, Middle English crockere, an agent derivative of Middle English crock ‘pot’ (Old English croc(ca)).
- Americanized spelling of German Krocker.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Rafael Crocker, Probate 1815, Baton Rouge, La |
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| Margaret Crocker Dresden, Maine | Nate Savage | 4 |
| John B. Crocker |
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| Henderson J. Crocker of Tennessee |
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| CROCKERS in TENNESSEE | Nikki NICKELL | 15 |
| Toby Crocker and George Washington Crocker |
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| William Roundtree Crocker |
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| William R. (Roundtree) Crocker |
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| Melbourn Eugene Crocker b. Nova Scotia | James Scott CROCKER | 13 |
| L.B. Crocker - 1891 - N.Y. - Pic attached |
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