Crawshaw

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English crāwe →
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Meanings

proper nounCrawshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Crawshaws)

plural Crawshaws · alternative Crashaw · alternative Croshaw

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA rural locality comprising Upper and Lower Crawshaw in Denby Dale parish, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2313).

Origin

  1. Old Englishcrāwe“crow”
  2. EnglishCrawshaw

Habitational surname from the village of Crawshawbooth, in Lancashire, which is from Old English crāwe (“crow”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

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APA

Crawshaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawshaw

MLA

“Crawshaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawshaw. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crawshaw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawshaw.

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