As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A maker of coarse pottery. The word crock signified a large barrel-shaped jar. Chaucer says: "Spurn not as doth a crocke against a wal."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CROCKER. 1. A maker of earthen jars, provincially called crocks. Le Crockere. H.R. 2. A corruption of Croker.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Occupational name

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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