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UK surname

Crockett

Derived from the Old French word "croquet," meaning a hook or a curl, likely referring to a person's hair.

In the 1881 census there were 1,421 people recorded with the Crockett surname, ranking it #2,922 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 2,218, ranked #2,925, down from #2,922 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), London parishes and Salisbury St Edmund. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Thanet, Powys and Birmingham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crockett is 2,331 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 56.1%.

1881 census count

1,421

Ranked #2,922

Modern count

2,218

2016, ranked #2,925

Peak year

2000

2,331 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Crockett had 1,421 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #2,922 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 2,218 in 2016, ranked #2,925.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,952 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Crockett surname distribution map

The map shows where the Crockett surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Crockett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Crockett over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 651 #3,995
1861 historical 579 #4,555
1881 historical 1,421 #2,922
1891 historical 1,486 #2,959
1901 historical 1,952 #2,709
1911 historical 1,740 #2,819
1997 modern 2,257 #2,750
1998 modern 2,309 #2,797
1999 modern 2,313 #2,812
2000 modern 2,331 #2,775
2001 modern 2,259 #2,795
2002 modern 2,309 #2,797
2003 modern 2,241 #2,817
2004 modern 2,256 #2,795
2005 modern 2,224 #2,805
2006 modern 2,202 #2,838
2007 modern 2,154 #2,907
2008 modern 2,154 #2,938
2009 modern 2,220 #2,926
2010 modern 2,265 #2,932
2011 modern 2,229 #2,944
2012 modern 2,183 #2,933
2013 modern 2,223 #2,934
2014 modern 2,247 #2,924
2015 modern 2,205 #2,939
2016 modern 2,218 #2,925

Geography

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Where Crocketts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), London parishes, Salisbury St Edmund and Tring. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Thanet, Powys, Birmingham and Stratford-on-Avon. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) Glamorganshire
2 London parishes London 1
3 Salisbury St Edmund Wiltshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Tring Hertfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Thanet 007 Thanet
2 Powys 014 Powys
3 Birmingham 014 Birmingham
4 Stratford-on-Avon 013 Stratford-on-Avon
5 Powys 017 Powys

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crockett

These lists show first names that appear often with the Crockett surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crockett

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Crockett, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Crockett surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Crockett household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Crockett is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Crockett is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Crockett falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Crockett is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Crockett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Crockett

The surname Crockett is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "croc" meaning a crooked or bent tree or branch, and "hæt" meaning a dwelling place or shelter. The name likely originated as a descriptive term for someone who lived near a crooked tree or dwelling.

Early records of the name date back to the 13th century, with instances found in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1273, where it appears as "de Crokehey" and "de Crokhey." In the 14th century, the spelling "Crokket" appeared in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was William Crockett, who was mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327. The Crockett name is also found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Crochet" in reference to a place name in Worcestershire.

The Crocketts were particularly numerous in the counties of Somerset, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire in the medieval period. The name is also associated with the village of Crockett in Somerset, which may have been named after an early bearer of the surname.

Among notable historical figures with the surname Crockett, one of the most famous is David Crockett (1786-1836), an American folk hero, frontiersman, and politician who served as a congressman from Tennessee. He is remembered for his exploits in the Creek War and the Alamo.

Other notable Crocketts include:

1. Samuel Crockett (1759-1799), an American Revolutionary War soldier and early settler in Tennessee. 2. Davy Crockett (1787-1836), an American frontiersman and politician, nephew of David Crockett. 3. Walter Crockett (1869-1953), an American baseball player and manager in the early 20th century. 4. Andrew Crockett (1906-1988), an American football player and coach. 5. Walter Hill Crockett (1915-2008), an American jurist and legal scholar.

The Crockett surname has a rich history stretching back to medieval England, reflecting the diverse origins and migrations of its bearers throughout the centuries.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Crockett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crockett surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 226 Crocketts recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.64x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 226 1.64x
Surrey 108 1.61x
Monmouthshire 98 9.86x
Staffordshire 94 2.02x
Worcestershire 91 5.07x
Lancashire 88 0.54x
Glamorgan 57 2.38x
Lanarkshire 56 1.26x
Warwickshire 54 1.56x
Hertfordshire 46 4.85x
Wiltshire 46 3.78x
Angus 41 3.22x
Buckinghamshire 39 4.69x
Yorkshire 36 0.26x
Gloucestershire 35 1.30x
Midlothian 33 1.79x
Kent 23 0.49x
Shropshire 23 1.94x
Derbyshire 21 0.98x
Morayshire 21 9.83x
Kincardineshire 20 11.94x
Hampshire 19 0.67x
Kirkcudbrightshire 15 7.53x
Somerset 13 0.59x
Herefordshire 7 1.24x
Northamptonshire 7 0.54x
Renfrewshire 7 0.66x
Sussex 7 0.30x
Caernarfonshire 6 1.08x
Denbighshire 6 1.15x
Cheshire 5 0.16x
Dunbartonshire 5 1.35x
Essex 5 0.18x
Northumberland 5 0.24x
Nottinghamshire 5 0.27x
Perthshire 5 0.81x
Durham 4 0.10x
Berwickshire 3 1.80x
Cumberland 3 0.25x
Bedfordshire 2 0.28x
Brecknockshire 2 0.73x
Carmarthenshire 2 0.35x
Devon 2 0.07x
Dorset 2 0.22x
Leicestershire 2 0.13x
Peeblesshire 2 3.09x
Royal Navy 2 1.22x
Suffolk 2 0.12x
West Lothian 2 0.97x
Cornwall 1 0.06x
Dumfriesshire 1 0.33x
East Lothian 1 0.55x
Flintshire 1 0.27x
Huntingdonshire 1 0.37x
Stirlingshire 1 0.20x
Westmorland 1 0.33x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bethnal Green London in Middlesex leads with 41 Crocketts recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.86x.

Place Total Index
Bethnal Green London 41 6.86x
Salisbury St Edmund 33 169.06x
Tring 32 126.43x
Birmingham 31 2.68x
Lambeth 31 2.58x
East Newchurch 25 1315.79x
St Luke London 25 11.33x
Dundee 24 5.05x
Wolverhampton 23 6.44x
Islington London 22 1.65x
Monks Risborough 22 551.38x
Everton 21 4.04x
St Pancras London 21 1.90x
Drainie 20 105.65x
Harborne 20 13.44x
Glasgow 18 2.28x
Govan 18 1.64x
Kingswinford 18 10.68x
Llanwonno 18 20.92x
Rotherhithe 16 9.42x
Chelsea London 13 3.14x
Toxteth Park 13 2.35x
Aston 12 1.26x
Barony 12 1.07x
Brechin 12 23.96x
Camberwell 12 1.37x
Deptford St Paul 12 3.32x
Glossop Dale 12 11.90x
Liverpool 12 1.21x
Llantwit Vairdre 12 44.58x
South Leith 12 5.79x
St George Hanover Square 12 4.95x
Battersea 11 2.17x
Belbroughton 11 118.03x
Lye 11 36.80x
Shoreditch London 11 1.84x
Tewkesbury 11 45.70x
Bromsgrove 10 16.54x
Cogan 10 281.69x
Hackney London 10 1.30x
Marykirk 10 144.72x
Penge 10 11.38x
Trelleck 10 242.13x
Kensington London 9 1.18x
Little Tintern 9 588.24x
St Bartholomew Hyde 9 133.53x
Wimbledon 9 11.96x
Clytha 8 579.71x
Croydon 8 2.15x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 8 1.08x
Nigg 8 57.72x
Oldbury 8 9.05x
Southampton St Mary 8 4.51x
Trevethin 8 8.52x
Edgbaston 7 6.51x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 7 14.18x
Harlington 7 96.55x
Ilminster 7 45.25x
Kirkdale 7 2.55x
Llanfabon 7 55.91x
Moss Side 7 8.15x
Northampton Priory St 7 9.02x
Panteg 7 44.70x
St Marylebone London 7 0.95x
Urr 7 27.03x
Withernwick 7 330.19x
Ystradyfodwg 7 3.33x
Bovingdon 6 120.72x
Cathcart 6 10.40x
Enfield 6 6.65x
Leeds 6 0.78x
Linthorpe 6 7.38x
Princes Risborough 6 53.86x
Shenley 6 96.00x
Sheriff Hales 6 126.32x
St George In East London 6 4.64x
Thornaby 6 11.78x
Warrington 6 3.10x
Whistones 6 46.15x
Worcester Blockhouse 6 60.85x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Crockett surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Crockett surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 81
John 68
Thomas 43
George 36
Charles 31
Henry 29
James 29
Arthur 19
Joseph 19
Alfred 13
Richard 11
Frederick 10
Samuel 10
Walter 10
Edward 9
Edwin 8
Robert 8
Wm. 8
Ernest 6
Frank 6
Albert 5
Herbert 5
Benjamin 4
Daniel 4
David 4
Fredrick 4
Harry 4
Christopher 3
Edgar 3
Francis 3
Sydney 3
Thos. 3
Alexander 2
Amos 2
Eli 2
Horace 2
Humphrey 2
Hy. 2
Isaac 2
Percy 2
Peter 2
Sidney 2
T. 2
W. 2
Caleb 1
Cecil 1
Char. 1
Edwyn 1
Enoch 1
Ezra 1

FAQ

Crockett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crockett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,421 people were recorded with the Crockett surname. That placed it at #2,922 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crockett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 2,218 in 2016. That gives Crockett a modern rank of #2,925.

What does the Crockett surname mean?

Derived from the Old French word "croquet," meaning a hook or a curl, likely referring to a person's hair.

What does the Crockett map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Crockett bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.