Crask

English

Etymology 1

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Crasg.

Proper noun

Crask

1. A hamlet in Sutherland, Scotland (OS grid ref NC721625).

Etymology 2

From Middle English craske (“fat, lusty”), a nickname for a lusty man.

Proper noun

Crask (plural Crasks)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crask is the 65593^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 302 individuals. Crask is most common among White (98.34%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crask”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381.