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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