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Crowfoot Family History

Crowfoot Surname Meaning

Apparently meaning ‘crow foot’, although Middle English croue(s)fot was also a name for the buttercup. Compare John Hennefot (‘hen foot’) 1306 in Inquisitiones post Mortem (Gloucs); John Cayfot (‘jackdaw foot’) 1275 in Subsidy Rolls (Worcs); Roger Pefot (‘peacock foot’) 1202 in Pleas (Cambs).

Absence of medieval evidence for the surname is a difficulty, and an alternative explanation as an altered form of another name such as Crawford may need to be found.

Compare Barth'o de Crofford 1327 in Subsidy Rolls (Aldborough Suffolk) but the origin of this name is unknown.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Crowfoot families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Crowfoot family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Crowfoot families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 56 Crowfoot families living in Suffolk. This was about 32% of all the recorded Crowfoot's in United Kingdom. Suffolk had the highest population of Crowfoot families in 1891.
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What did your Crowfoot ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Crowfoot. 90% of Crowfoot women worked as an Unpaid Domestic 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 Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    90%
  • Incapacitated
    6%
  • Household Duties
    4%

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Passenger Lists

There are 334 immigration records available for the last name Crowfoot. 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 419 military records available for the last name Crowfoot. For the veterans among your Crowfoot ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Crowfoot lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Crowfoot life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for Crowfoot in 1966 was 87, and 76 in 2003.

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