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Crawford

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

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Crawfords · Craufurd

  1. countable, uncountable An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names. […] Brad Schimel wants to make sure women don’t have the right to make their own health care decisions. If he wins, that right is gone,” Crawford says in the ad.
  2. countable, uncountable An earldom in the peerage of Scotland.
  3. countable, uncountable A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9520).
  4. countable, uncountable A settlement in Up Holland parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4902).
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama.
  7. countable, uncountable A town in Delta County, Colorado.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
  9. countable, uncountable A minor city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
  10. countable, uncountable A town in Washington County, Maine.
  11. countable, uncountable A town in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri.
  13. countable, uncountable A minor city in Dawes County, Nebraska.
  14. countable, uncountable A town in Orange County, New York.
  15. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wyandot County, Ohio.
  16. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
  17. countable, uncountable A town in McLennan County, Texas.
  18. countable, uncountable A number of townships, listed under Crawford Township.
  19. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Crawford County

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lange, contractor, pam, crockford, rook, jackdaw, corvid, blackbird, crow, raven, passage, causeway, rivulet, waterway, ford, crossing

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"Crawford." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crawford. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Crawford. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crawford

Chicago

"Crawford." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crawford.

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@misc{crawford_2026,
  title = {Crawford},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crawford},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}