# Crow (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 24,089 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,482 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,817 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (23,031 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* From Middle English Crowe, as an Old English surname, related to crow. * As an Irish surname, from mac Conchradha. See McEnroe. * Also as an Irish surname, calque of Irish fiach (“crow, raven”) (see also Fee).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Crow 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Crow in the United States.

## People named Crow

- Sheryl Crow, American musician (born 1962)
- Ashley Crow, American actress
- Rachel Crow, American actress and singer
- Bill Crow, American bassist
- Jason Crow, American politician (born 1979)
- Tammy Crow, American synchronized swimmer
- James F. Crow, American geneticist (1916-2012)
- William E. Crow, American politician (1870-1922)
- Kevin Crow, American soccer player
- John David Crow, American football player and coach, college athletic administrator (1935-2015)
- Frank Luther, American country music singer, dance band vocalist, playwright, songwriter and pianist (19

## Similar surnames

Caro, Croy, Crew, Carrow, Craw, Crowe, Crewe, Carr, Curry, Carey, Correa, Cherry.

## 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.