title: Cronkhite
text: # Cronkhite
  
  Cronkhite (from Dutch krankheid: "illness", "disease") is an Americanized Dutch surname.
  
  Notable individuals with the surname:
  
  ## People
  
  * Adelbert Cronkhite (1861–1937), United States Army general
  * Bernice Cronkhite (1893–1983), American academic
  * Kendal Cronkhite, American production designer
  