# Crosby (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/crosby/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A northern English and Scottish habitational surname from Old Norse.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 40,563 |
| US rank (2010) | 851 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,612 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (38,844 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹɑz.bi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Crosbie, Crossby, Corsby |

## Etymology

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Crosby in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Crosby in the United States.

## People named Crosby

- Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (1903–1977)
- David Crosby, American singer, guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)
- Denise Crosby, American actress
- Fanny Crosby, 19th century Christian hymnist
- Bob Crosby, American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913–1993)
- Mary Crosby, American actress
- Cathy Lee Crosby, American actress
- Caresse Crosby, American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970)
- Harry Crosby, American actor
- Floyd Crosby, American cinematographer (1899-1985)
- Gary Crosby, American actor and singer (1933-1995)
- Maxx Crosby, American football player (born 1997)

and 9 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Crosbie, Crespo, Crisp, Crispin, Crespin, Crisafulli.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.