Crook

See also: crook

English

Etymology

  • The English surname is derived from the noun crook (“bend, hook”).
  • The places in Durham and Cumbria are of Brythonic origin, from crug (“hill, mound”).

Proper noun

Crook

  1. A town (unparished) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1635).
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Crook and Winster Parish Council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4695). [1]
  3. A statutory town in Logan County, Colorado, United States, named after George Crook.
  4. An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, United States, so named because of a local merchant's business practices (thus being derived from crook (thief)).
  5. A surname.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cumbria)
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