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