Cronkhite (from Dutch ''krankheid'': "illness", "disease") is an
Americanized Dutch surname.
Notable individuals with the surname:
People
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Adelbert Cronkhite (1861–1937), United States Army general
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Bernice Cronkhite (1893–1983), American academic
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Kendal Cronkhite, American production designer
See also
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Cronkite, a surname
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Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is one of the components of California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Today part of the National Park Service, Fort Cronkhite is a former US Army post that served as part of the coastal artillery defenses of the San Francisc ...
, former US Army post in California named for Major General Adelbert Cronkhite
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Surnames of Dutch origin
Americanized surnames
Surnames from nicknames