Crossley Name Meaning: The surname 'Cross' refers to the cross symbol which is widely used. Taken from the Anglo-Saxon 'cros(s)leah', meaning 'cross' and 'meadow' or 'clearing'.
A topographical surname which would often refer to someone who lived near a crossroads or who lived near a cross symbol or in a meadow with a cross in it.
Discover how your Crossley 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 | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 66 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 50 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Lancashire | 2,046 |
| Leicestershire | 19 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 118 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 7 |
| Nottinghamshire | 43 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 14 |
| Sussex | 13 |
| Staffordshire | 32 |
| Warwickshire | 68 |
| Westmorland | 26 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 14 |
| Yorkshire | 2,757 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 755 |
| Cotton Weaver | 174 |
| Coal Miner | 71 |
| House Keeper | 57 |
| Worsted Weaver | 42 |
| Cotton Spinner | 40 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 36 |
| Labourer | 35 |
| Carter | 35 |
| Worsted Spinner | 35 |
| Cotton Piecer | 33 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| House Servant | 29 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 27 |
| Stone Mason | 25 |
| Cotton Winder | 23 |
| Power Loom Cotton Weaver | 21 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 20 |
| Woollen Weaver | 20 |
| Blacksmith | 19 |
| Servant | 19 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 19 |
| Weaver Cotton | 19 |
| Iron Moulder | 17 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Crossley | 3,834 |
| John Crossley | 3,602 |
| William Crossley | 2,764 |
| Sarah Crossley | 2,608 |
| James Crossley | 2,190 |
| Elizabeth Crossley | 1,973 |
| Thomas Crossley | 1,668 |
| Joseph Crossley | 1,234 |
| Ann Crossley | 1,124 |
| George Crossley | 1,049 |
| Hannah Crossley | 1,041 |
| Alice Crossley | 939 |
| Martha Crossley | 881 |
| Jane Crossley | 830 |
| Annie Crossley | 744 |
| Ellen Crossley | 707 |
| Charles Crossley | 696 |
| Emma Crossley | 648 |
| Samuel Crossley | 643 |
| Henry Crossley | 608 |
| Robert Crossley | 585 |
| Margaret Crossley | 546 |
| Frank Crossley | 525 |
| Emily Crossley | 502 |
| Eliza Crossley | 449 |