Croke Family History
Croke Name Meaning
English (Lancashire) and Irish (Cork): variant of Crook . According to Woulfe the English name was taken to Ireland in the 13th century; the Croke family settled in Kilkenny Tipperary and Cork whilst Crooke represents a later immigration and is more widespread. Americanized form of Polish Krok and German Krock or some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022