Crawford.
An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.
Meaning & usage
An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.
An earldom in the peerage of Scotland.
A placename: A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9520).
A placename: A settlement in Up Holland parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4902).
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A place in Alabama: An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A place in Alabama: An unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Delta County, Colorado.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Maine.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Dawes County, Nebraska.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Orange County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wyandot County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in McLennan County, Texas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships, listed under Crawford Township.
A placename: Ellipsis of Crawford County.
Where this word comes from
From Old English crāwe (“crow”) + ford (“ford”).
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