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
School 397
Farm Labourer 45
General Servant (domestic) 33
Labourer 29
Private Means 25
Farmer 24
General Labourer 23
None 23
Shop Assistant 20
House Painter 19
At Home 18
Clerk 17
Domestic Servant 16
House Keeper 15
Coal Miner Hewer 15
Labourer On Farm 14
At School 13
Dressmaker 12
Scholar 12
Joiner 11
Blacksmith 11
Butcher 10
Charwoman 10
Dock Labourer 10
Housekeeper 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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