Croke (surname)

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Croke is a surname from Olde Norse meaning 'bent' or 'crooked'.

People with this surname include

Richard Croke (c.1489–1558), an English classical scholar, and a royal tutor and agent

Sir John Croke (1553–1620) was Speaker of the English House of Commons from October to December 1601

Sir George Croke (c.1560–1642), a Justice of the King's Bench and Common-Pleas, but best known for his law Reports

Charles Croke (died 1657), an English clergyman and Gresham Professor of Rhetoric

Thomas Croke (1824–1902), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland

William Joseph Croke (1840 –1869), a Nova Scotia lawyer and political figure

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