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
General Labourer 54
Living On Own Means 40
General Servant Domestic 36
Dress Maker 27
Scholar 27
Cook Domestic 20
Farmer 20
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 18
Agricultural Labourer 17
Charwoman 15
Domestic Servant 15
Farm Labourer 14
Housemaid Domestic 13
Laundress Wash 12
Bricklayer 11
Carpenter 10
Servant Domestic 10
Needle Hardener 10
Boot Maker 9
House Painter 9
School 9
Gardener Domestic 8
School Boy 8
Tailor 8
General Domestic Servant 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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