How common is the surname Crawford?

164,457 people in the United States had the surname Crawford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,877 Americans. It ranked 156th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crawford?

Joan Crawford, American actress (1908–1977), followed by Cindy Crawford.

Where is the surname Crawford most common?

Wikidata records people named Crawford in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Crawford?

Crawford is /ˈkɹɔfɚd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Crawford getting more or less common?

More common. 158,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 164,457 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Crawford also a first name?

Yes. Crawford is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Crawford

An English place surname, carried by 164,457 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɹɔfɚd/ 2 syllables Soundex C616 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crawford is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English crāwe (“crow”) + ford (“ford”).

Crawford is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 164,457 people named Crawford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,877 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 158,121.

#156

rank among US surnames

164,457

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #146)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#147	Wells	176,230	1,752
#148	Vargas	173,835	1,776
#149	Henry	170,964	1,806
#150	Chen	169,580	1,821
#151	Freeman	169,149	1,825
#152	Webb	168,878	1,828
#153	Tucker	167,446	1,844

Who is named Crawford

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Crawford identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Crawfords

73 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joan Crawford
American actress (1908–1977)
Cindy Crawford
American model (born 1966)
Broderick Crawford
American actor (1911–1986)
Chace Crawford
American actor, born 1985
Shawn Crawford
American sprinter, born 1978
Jamal Crawford
American basketball player (born 1980)
Randy Crawford
American jazz and R&B singer, born 1952
William H. Crawford
American politician and judge (1772-1834)
Michael Crawford
British actor and singer, born 1942
Terence Crawford
American boxer, born 1987
Jack Crawford
Australian tennis player (1908–1991)
Clayne Crawford
American actor, born 1978

Notable Crawfords come mostly from the United States (58), Australia (7) and the United Kingdom (5).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Craufurd

Crawford has the Soundex code C616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C616.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Crawford come from?: From Old English crāwe (“crow”) + ford (“ford”).
How common is the surname Crawford?: 164,457 people in the United States had the surname Crawford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,877 Americans. It ranked 156th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crawford?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Crawford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crawford?: Joan Crawford, American actress (1908–1977), followed by Cindy Crawford.
Where is the surname Crawford most common?: Wikidata records people named Crawford in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Crawford?: Crawford is /ˈkɹɔfɚd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Crawford?: Crawford is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Crawford getting more or less common?: More common. 158,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 164,457 in 2010, up 4.0%.
What are other spellings of Crawford?: Craufurd.
Is Crawford also a first name?: Yes. Crawford is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.