Crawford

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UK/ˈkɹɔːfəd/US/ˈkɹɔfɚd/US, cot caught merger/ˈkɹɑfɚd/

proper noun

An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.

CommonScrabble 17

Meanings

proper nounCrawford (countable and uncountable, plural Crawfords)

plural Crawfords · alternative Craufurd

  1. countableuncountableAn English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.

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  2. countableuncountableAn earldom in the peerage of Scotland.
  3. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9520).
    2. countableuncountableA settlement in Up Holland parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4902).
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Delta County, Colorado.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
    7. countableuncountableA minor city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Washington County, Maine.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
    10. countableuncountableA minor city in Dawes County, Nebraska.
    11. countableuncountableA town in Orange County, New York.
    12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wyandot County, Ohio.
    13. countableuncountableA town in McLennan County, Texas.
    14. countableuncountableA number of townships, listed under Crawford Township.
    15. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Crawford County.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcrāwe“crow”
  2. EnglishCrawford

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

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Translations

Japanese クロウフォード
  • クロウフォード (Kuroufōdo)surname
Cite this entry
APA

Crawford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawford

MLA

“Crawford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawford. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crawford,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawford.

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