Croke is a surname from Olde Norse meaning 'heroic', 'strength or 'wealth'. Croke as surname came from the Lyneham Devonshire Crocker family. Ie-Croke Park Dublin Ireland. See ref:Annals Hibernia year 1306.
Notable people with this surname include: Alexander Croke (1758–1842), British judge, acting lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia (1808–1809, 1811) Charles Croke (died 1657), an English clergyman and Gresham Professor of Rhetoric George Croke|Sir George Croke (c. 1560 – 1642), a Justice of the King's Bench and Common-Pleas, but best known for his law Reports Henry Croke (1588–1660), English landowner and politician, member of the House of Commons (1614, 1628–1629) James Croke (1789–1857), Australian politician, Solicitor-General of Victoria (1852–1854) Jason Alexander Croke (1988–present), Irish Lieutenant Governor of Crosshaven John Croke (disambiguation) Kevin Croke (born 1982), Irish rugby union player Paddy Croke (died 1992), Irish hurler Richard Croke (c. 1489 – 1558), an English classical scholar, and a royal tutor and agent Robert Croke (disambiguation) Thomas Croke (1824–1902), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland Unton Croke (1593–1671), English judge and politician, member of the House of Commons (1625, 1640) William Croke (disambiguation)
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