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 456
Agricultural Labourer 156
Labourer 43
House Servant 43
Dress Maker 31
Servant 25
Carpenter 21
Tailor 20
Shoe Maker 15
Farm Labourer 14
General Servant 14
Coal Miner 13
Laundress 12
Carter 11
House Maid 11
Cotton Stocking Weaver 11
Blacksmith 10
Domestic Servant 10
Joiner 9
Charwoman 9
Needle Paperer 9
Groom 8
Cook 8
Ag Labourer 7
House Keeper 7

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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