Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Dutch (Anglicized)
Other Forms FormsKrankheid, Cronkhite, Cronkright, Conkright, Conkwright, Crankite, Crankhite, Krangheid, Krankeide, Krankeit, Krankel, Kranke, Cronk, Crank, Krank, Crunk, Kronk
Meaning & History
Variant form of Cronkhite. A well-known bearer of this surname was the American broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite (1916-2009).