Last Name CROOK

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Meaning	Local: Of Crool, a hamlet in the parish of Shevington, county Lancashire, a hamlet near Kendal, county Westmoreland. The surname probably relates to 'creek,' a bend in a valley, or a cove in a bay.

Origin	English, Irish, Falkland, South african

Rank	2,323 (2000 US census)	2,069 (1990 US census)

Count	14,279 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

85.01%, or 12139 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
11.13%, or 1589 total occurrences, as black,
0.47%, or 67 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.83%, or 119 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.28%, or 183 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.29%, or 184 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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