Crow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Crow Name Meaning: From middle English 'crow',meaning the bird.This was applied as a nickname.

This nickname would indicate somebody with dark hair or complexion.Also resemblance of the bird in some other way.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Crow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Crow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 382
Agricultural Labourer 142
House Servant 53
At Home 45
Dress Maker 39
Labourer 36
Servant 29
Farm Labourer 26
Shoe Maker 25
Ag Labourer 20
Tailor 20
Pauper 18
Annuitant 17
House Keeper 15
General Servant 14
Blacksmith 14
Carpenter 14
Cook 11
Laundress 10
Bricklayer 9
Mariner 9
Ag Lab 9
Charwoman 9
Worker At Needles 9
House Maid 8

Crow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Crow 100% 28,219
2 Crowe 80% 19,384
3 Crew 75% 14,774
4 Crewe 60% 5,964
5 Carew 60% 2,191
6 Craw 75% 1,791
7 Crawe 60% 324
8 Cro 75% 102

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The surname Crow is the most popular version of all its varients

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