Crawford

“Crow ford” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #2097 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Crawford holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2097 in 2025). About 4,700 boys have carried it along the way. It is also an American family name — about 164,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

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)

What Crawfords become

Among 67 notable people named Crawford:

No single standout — notable Crawfords spread across many fields.

Similar names: Walton · Craig · Raleigh · Wayland · Harland · Clive

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