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
See also Cronkite, a surname Fort Cronkhite, former US Army post in California named for Major General Adelbert Cronkhite