Crooks — Family Name, Records and Arms

Ancestors listed as Crooks are often found as Crook a generation earlier. Read literally, Crooks points to “Bend”.

• You may also find the name written Crooke.
• The 2010 US Census counted 10,244 people named Crooks, ranking it number 3,489 among American surnames.
• Crooks adds a patronymic ending to Crook, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Crooks coat of arms

There is no single Crooks family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Crooks report, with a museum-style coat of arms.