Crawley Family History

Crawley Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places called Crawley for example in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Sussex, and Oxfordshire named with Old English crāwe ‘crow’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Crowley.

Irish (Louth): in Ireland this is generally the English name in 1 above but it may also have been adopted for McCrawley, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Raghallaigh ‘son of Raghallach’, also Anglicized as Magreely.

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

Similar surnames: Cowley, Crowley, Caley, Carley, Frawley, Charley, Radley, Cropley, Brawley, Hawley

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16K	Military Records
13K	Immigration Records
154K	Census and Voter Lists
196K	Member Trees

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Where is the Crawley family from?

You can see how Crawley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Crawley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Crawley families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,486 Crawley families living in London. This was about 39% of all the recorded Crawley's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Crawley families in 1891.

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What did your Crawley ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Crawley. 14% of Crawley men worked as a General labourer and 69% of Crawley women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Crawley were Dock labourer and Incapacitated.

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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.

General labourer

14%

Builders labourer

Retired

Dock labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

Incapacitated

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Census Record

There are 154K census records available for the last name Crawley. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Crawley census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 13K immigration records available for the last name Crawley. 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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Military Records

There are 16K military records available for the last name Crawley. For the veterans among your Crawley ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Crawley lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Crawley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Crawley in 1944 was 26, and 71 in 2004.

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Crawley Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Crawley family from?

What did your Crawley ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

General labourer

14%

Builders labourer

Retired

Dock labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

Incapacitated

What Crawley family records will you find?

What is the average Crawley lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Crawley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Crawley in 1944 was 26, and 71 in 2004.

Crawley Family History

Crawley Surname Meaning

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Crawley Surname Meaning

558,000 record(s) for Crawley

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Where is the Crawley family from?

What did your Crawley ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Crawley family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Crawley lifespan?

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