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Definition: Derived from the Gaelic "cru" meaning bloody , and "ford" meaning 'pass or crossing,' the CRAWFORD surname is believed by most to mean a crossing of blood. Believed to be first assumed by the proprietor of the lands and barony of Crawford, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. A possible similar derivation comes from "crawe" meaning 'crow' and "ford" meaning 'pass or crossing.'
Surname Origin:
Scottish, Norman
Alternate Surname Spellings:
CROFFORD, CRAWFFORD, CRAUFURD, CRUFORD
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Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
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Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
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