Croke is a surname from
Olde Norse meaning 'bent' or 'crooked'.
Croke as surname came from the Lyneham Devonshire Crocker family. Ie-Croke Park Dublin Ireland. See ref:Annals Hibernia year 1306
People with this surname include
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Alexander Croke (1758–1842), British judge, acting lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia (1808–1809, 1811)
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Charles Croke (died 1657), an English clergyman and Gresham Professor of Rhetoric
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Sir George Croke (c. 1560 – 1642), a
Justice of the King's Bench
Justice of the King's Bench, or Justice of the Queen's Bench during the reign of a female monarch, was a puisne judicial position within the Court of King's Bench, under the Chief Justice. The King's Bench was a court of common law which modern ...
and Common-Pleas, but best known for his law ''Reports''
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Henry Croke (1588–1660), English landowner and politician, member of the House of Commons (1614, 1628–1629)
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James Croke
James Croke (1789 – 10 March 1857) was Solicitor-General of Victoria (Australia) and a politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Croke was born in County Cork, Ireland, the son of William Croke, a farmer. Croke was educated ...
(1789–1857), Australian politician, Solicitor-General of Victoria (1852–1854)
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Jason Alexander Croke (1988–present), famed Irish Lieutenant Governor of Crosshaven
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John Croke (disambiguation)
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Kevin Croke (born 1982), Irish rugby union player
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Paddy Croke (died 1992), Irish hurler
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Richard Croke
Richard Croke (or Crocus) (c. 1489–1558) was an English classical scholar, and a royal tutor and agent.
Early life and education
He was educated at Eton College.''Concise Dictionary of National Biography''. He took his BA at King's College, C ...
(c. 1489 – 1558), an English classical scholar, and a royal tutor and agent
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Robert Croke (disambiguation)
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Thomas Croke
Thomas William Croke D.D. (28 May 1824 – 22 July 1902) was the second Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand (1870–74) and later Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. He was important in the Irish nationalist movement especially as a C ...
(1824–1902), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland
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Unton Croke
Unton Croke (159328 January 1671) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1628 and 1640. He supported the Roundheads, Parliamentarian cause during the English Civil War.
Croke was the so ...
(1593–1671), English judge and politician, member of the House of Commons (1625, 1640)
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William Croke (disambiguation)
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