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 731
Agricultural Labourer 123
Domestic Servant 44
General Labourer 40
Labourer 39
Farm Labourer 39
General Servant 37
Dress Maker 33
Annuitant 25
Carpenter 17
General Servant Domestic 16
Coal Miner 16
Joiner 15
Laundress 15
Shoe Maker 14
Bricklayer 13
Tailor 13
Farm Servant Indoor 13
House Keeper 11
Servant 11
Porter 10
Warehouseman 10
Charwoman 9
Tailoress 9
Needle Hardener 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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