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Crowell Family History

Crowell Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from a lost place called Crowell in Spofforth (Yorkshire) or from a place in Oxfordshire named Crowell from Old English crāwe ‘crow’ + well(a) ‘spring stream’. Americanized form of German Grauel.

Americanized form of Dutch Krouwel or Crouwel: from Middle Dutch crauwel ‘trident hook claw’ a metonymic occupational name for someone using this kind of tool or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn named In de Crouwel (‘In the Trident Hook’) with such a device depicted on the signboard.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Crowell family from?

You can see how Crowell families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Crowell family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Crowell families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 29 Crowell families living in Durham. This was about 27% of all the recorded Crowell's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Crowell families in 1891.
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What did your Crowell ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Travelling Canal Boatman and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Crowell. 50% of Crowell men worked as a Travelling Canal Boatman and 84% of Crowell women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Crowell were Market Garden Own Acount and Unpaid Household Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Travelling Canal Boatman
    50%
  • Market Garden Own Acount
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    17%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 12,000 immigration records available for the last name Crowell. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 21,000 military records available for the last name Crowell. For the veterans among your Crowell ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Crowell lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Crowell life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Crowell in 1944 was 32, and 75 in 2004.

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