Crawford

“Crow ford” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #2091 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Crawford has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #438 (1896) · 4,710 babies named Crawford all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Crawfords

Crawford Williamson Long — American physician (1815–1878)
Crawford Palmer — French-American basketball player
Crawford Howell Toy — American biblical and Hebrew scholar (1836–1919)
Crawford S. Holling — Canadian ecologist (1930-2019)
Crawford Greenewalt — American chemical engineer (1902–1993)

Among 67 notable people named Crawford:

No single standout — notable Crawfords spread across many fields.

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