Crowther Name Meaning: An English name taken from the word 'croude' meaning 'crowd'.
Taken from a name of a medieval instrument similar to a violin, would have been given to someone who played the instrument called a 'crowd'.
Discover how your Crowther ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 78 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 56 |
| Devon | 20 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 152 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 59 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 43 |
| Lancashire | 1,324 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 26 |
| London | 239 |
| Middlesex | 18 |
| Northumberland | 37 |
| Norfolk | 19 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 141 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 29 |
| Sussex | 21 |
| Staffordshire | 126 |
| Warwickshire | 28 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 64 |
| Yorkshire | 4,703 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 9 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 29 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,168 |
| Cotton Weaver | 156 |
| Woollen Weaver | 99 |
| Coal Miner | 93 |
| House Keeper | 75 |
| Worsted Spinner | 71 |
| Labourer | 68 |
| Worsted Weaver | 62 |
| Domestic Servant | 46 |
| Stone Mason | 37 |
| Blacksmith | 36 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Cotton Operative | 35 |
| Cotton Spinner | 32 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Joiner | 28 |
| Weaver | 28 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 26 |
| Mason | 23 |
| Annuitant | 20 |
| Cotton Piecer | 20 |
| Cotton Winder | 20 |
| Factory Operative | 20 |
| Butcher | 19 |
| Dyer | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Crowther | 4,410 |
| John Crowther | 3,882 |
| William Crowther | 2,933 |
| Sarah Crowther | 2,851 |
| Elizabeth Crowther | 2,378 |
| James Crowther | 2,170 |
| George Crowther | 1,966 |
| Joseph Crowther | 1,818 |
| Thomas Crowther | 1,705 |
| Ann Crowther | 1,401 |
| Hannah Crowther | 1,371 |
| Martha Crowther | 977 |
| Jane Crowther | 952 |
| Annie Crowther | 916 |
| Emma Crowther | 895 |
| Alice Crowther | 843 |
| Samuel Crowther | 801 |
| Ellen Crowther | 753 |
| Henry Crowther | 750 |
| Eliza Crowther | 740 |
| Charles Crowther | 716 |
| Emily Crowther | 560 |
| Margaret Crowther | 540 |
| Arthur Crowther | 537 |
| Alfred Crowther | 482 |