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Crawdford Family History

Crawdford Surname Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Crawford, Radford, Bradford, Cranford, Crafford, Trafford, Sandford

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Where is the Crawdford family from?

You can see how Crawdford families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Crawdford family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Crawdford families were found in USA in 1920. In 1871 there was 1 Crawdford family living in Midlothian. This was 100% of all the recorded Crawdford's in Scotland. Midlothian had the highest population of Crawdford families in 1871.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Crawdford surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Crawdford ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Salesman and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Crawdford. 28% of Crawdford men worked as a Salesman and 100% of Crawdford women worked as a Maid.

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Salesman
    28%
  • New Worker
    19%
  • Farmer
    19%
  • Laborer
    19%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Maid
    100%

What Crawdford family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 219 census records available for the last name Crawdford. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Crawdford census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 7 immigration records available for the last name Crawdford. 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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Draft Cards

There are 13 military records available for the last name Crawdford. For the veterans among your Crawdford ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Crawdford lifespan?

Average Crawdford life expectancy in 1994 was 84 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 73.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Crawdford ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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