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 638
Agricultural Labourer 139
Labourer 71
Domestic Servant 50
General Servant 43
Dress Maker 31
Tailor 24
Laundress 23
House Keeper 22
Carpenter 20
Shoe Maker 20
Servant 18
Annuitant 17
Gardener 17
Coal Miner 16
Cook 15
Nurse 14
Farm Labourer 13
Farm Servant 13
Painter 12
Charwoman 12
Bricklayer 11
Mariner 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Needle Maker 10

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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