Crow Surname

12,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Crow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the crow,' from some fancied resemblance; compare Rook, Nightingale, Sparrow, Raven, &c.

Ralph Crawe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Crowe, Norfolk, ibid.

John Crawe, Suffolk .

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Crow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States34,2731:10,5761,298
England4,6041:12,1021,780
Australia2,5551:10,5661,563
Canada8581:42,9445,325
South Africa5071:106,85912,889
New Zealand4301:10,5311,833
Russia3701:389,52237,827
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Scotland3231:16,5752,034
Ecuador2761:57,6304,999
Yemen2601:101,6366,125
Syria2441:79,1033,164
Northern Ireland1001:18,4502,325
Wales931:33,2753,343
Iraq791:443,3127,666
India731:10,507,745199,418
Japan691:1,852,81626,842
France611:1,088,897118,069
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Lebanon331:170,8217,805
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
China171:80,430,6804,441
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland931:47,6334,090
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7981:6,418987
Scotland6891:5,433810
Wales301:52,2812,643
Isle of Man141:3,876418
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,6721:4,302529

Crow (355) may also be a first name.

Crow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the crow,' from some fancied resemblance; compare Rook, Nightingale, Sparrow, Raven, &c.

Ralph Crawe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Crowe, Norfolk, ibid.

John Crawe, Suffolk .ibid.

Walrann Crowe, Suffolk, ibid.

William Croe, Suffolk, ibid.

Hugh Crowe, Somerset, , 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Croe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1431. William Crawe, vicar of Wigenhale, St. Peter's, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Philip Crowe, Norfolk, 1307: ibid.

1717. Buried — Richard Crowe, Norfolk s ibid.

1794. Married — John Crowe and Christian Doddo: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

John Crow and Thomas Crow, laics of the diocese of Dunblane, in record, 1470 (Scon, p. 194). Magnus Crow, a follower of Walter Ross of Morange, 1596 (RPC., V, p. 304), may have derived his name from Croy, Inverness-shire. James Crow, tailor, received freedom of the burgh of Dysart, 1602 (Dysart, p. 43). Alexander Crow in Bogjarg, 1668 (Brechin), and Mellis Crow, ferrier in Newton, 1781 (Kirkcudbright). The chemical knowledge of James Crow (c. 1800—1859), born in Scotland, vastly improved the methods of distilling whisky and founded the great distilling industry of Kentucky. See also Choy.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) a nickname, or sign-name, from the Crow [Middle English crowe, crawe, Old English cráwe] John Crawe.—Hundred Rolls Geoffrey Crowe.—Hundred Rolls

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the crow; one thought to possess the characteristics of a crow.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the bird, like Raven, Rook, &c. We find it written Craw in the H.R., where also we meet with Crawenest or Crow's-nest.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From crou, crow, a cross.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Is a translation of Mac Fiachain, 'Fiachan's Son', the personal name Fiachan meaning 'Crow'.

On the inscribed crosses we find Feaac, ufaac or O'FAAC, i.e., probably Ua Feic, 'The Descendants of Fiac', and (Ma)lfiaac, possibly Mal-fiach, 'Prince-raven'.

Fiachan is the diminutive of Fiac.

The MacFiachains were one of the minor families of the English Pale who complied with the Statute 5 Edward IV., by which it was enacted ‘that every Irishman that dwells betwixt or amongst Englishmen . . . shall take to Mm an English surname.' 'In obedience to this law, ' says Harris, ‘the Shanachs took the name of Foxes; the Mac-an-Gabhans, of Smiths; . . . and many others; the said words being only literal translations from the Irish into the English language.'

— Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore
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Crow Demographics

Average Male Crow Height

177.26 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 613 (2014)

Average Female Crow Height

163.84 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 81 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Crow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Crow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Crow (Arabic: كرّو) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,153rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 157,650 people. Crow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Crow live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 462,374th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 355 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 34,273 people, or 1 in 10,576. In The United States Crow is most frequent in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 116 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Crow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Crow last name expanded 294 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Crow last name is principally Catholic (59%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Sunni (48%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Crow are 16.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crow earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.54% less than the national average, earning R 198,336 per year; in United States they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $42,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $48,989 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crowe8968,469/
Chrow8919/
Croww893/
Croyw891/
Crouw891/
Croow891/
Crowa891/
Crowp890/
Crrow890/
Croew890/
Crowch8059/
Crosws801/
D'Crow801/
Croowe801/
Crowfs800/
Crowth800/
Craw752,713/
Krow751,344/
Crob7516/
Crof755/
Cruw753/
Zrow753/
Qrow752/
Crov751/
Crouchw730/
Croft6741,979/
Croff671,395/
Crova67384/
Krowa67173/
Crawt67125/
Cropf6782/
Krowe6778/
Krows6762/
Crawe679/
Crofs675/
Crawf675/
Chrof674/
Croev673/
Cruws672/
Crofe672/
Crofp671/
Krohw671/
Krowt671/
Zrowf671/
Croph671/
Crouf671/
Crraw671/
Crauw671/
Chrov671/
Qroiw671/
Croob670/
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Crow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crow in the Arabic language
كرّوkrw-
كروkrw-

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Crow Reference & Research

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