Crowley (surname)
The name Crowley derives from the English Crowley meaning "wood of crows". The Irish "O Cruadhlaoich" or "Ua Cruadhlaoich", a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of the hard hero" or "descendant of the hardy warrior", was anglicised to "Crowley" or "O'Crowley".
Variants include Crawley and Croley.
People with the surname
- Aleister Crowley, English occultist
- Ambrose Crowley, English industrialist of the late 16th and early 17th century
- Benjamin Crowley, namesake of Crowley's Ridge in Arkansas
- Bill Crowley (baseball), American baseball player
- Bob Crowley, Irish theatre director
- Brian Crowley, Irish MEP
- Brian Lee Crowley, Canadian politician
- Candy Crowley, political correspondent for the CNN television network
- Carrie Crowley, Irish actress
- Clive Crowley, Australian grazier and soldier
- Daniel Crowley (disambiguation)
- Darren Crowley, Irish hurler
- David Crowley, Cincinnati City Council member
- David Crowley (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin State Assembly member
- Dennis Crowley, internet entrepreneur
- Dermot Crowley, Irish actor
- Elizabeth Crowley, American politician
- Elizabeth Crowley (Rhode Island politician), American politician
- Evin Crowley, Northern Irish actress
- Flor Crowley, former Teachta Dála from West Cork
- Francis Crowley, American murderer and career criminal
- Frank Crowley, former Teachta Dála from Cork North West
- Frederick Crowley, former Teachta Dála for Kerry South
- Gary Crowley, London broadcaster and DJ
- Grace Crowley, Australian artist
- Herbert Crowley, British painter and cartoonist
- Honor Crowley, former Teachta Dála for Kerry South
- J.C. Crowley, American musician
- James Crowley (athlete), Irish American Athletic Club distance runner.
- James Crowley (police officer), police officer in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- James Crowley (Irish politician), Irish Nationalist and former politician
- Jeananne Crowley, Irish-born actress and writer
- Jeremiah Crowley (politician) (1832-1901), in Massachusetts
- Jeremiah J. Crowley (born 1861), American religious leader and writer
- Jim Crowley, former American college football player
- Joe Crowley (television presenter), British television presenter
- Joseph Robert Crowley, American Catholic bishop
- John Crowley (disambiguation)
- Johnny Crowley, Irish hurling player
- Johnny Crowley (Gaelic footballer), Irish footballer
- Joseph Crowley (disambiguation)
- Kacy Crowley, American musician
- Kathleen Crowley (1929–2017), Miss America contestant and actress
- Kieran Crowley, New Zealand Rugby player
- Leo Crowley, cabinet member of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Margaret Crowley (speed skater), American speed skater
- Margaret Crowley (athlete), Australian runner
- Mart Crowley, American playwright
- Mary Catherine Crowley (1856-1920; pen name, "Janet Grant"), American writer
- Michael Crowley (disambiguation)
- Mike Crowley, American ice hockey player
- Miles Crowley, member of the US Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883) from Texas
- Monica Crowley, American radio commentator
- Noel Crowley, Irish hurling player
- Pádraig Crowley, Irish hurling player
- Pat Crowley, American actress
- Paul Crowley (footballer), Irish footballer
- Paul F. Crowley, Pennsylvania House of Representatives member
- Philip Crowley (disambiguation)
- Richard Crowley, member of the US Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897) from New York
- Robert Crowley (disambiguation)
- Rodney R. Crowley (1836–1913), New York lawyer and politician
- Roger Crowley (born 1951), British author
- Rosemary Crowley, former Labor Senator for South Australia
- Ryan Crowley, Australian footballer
- Steve Crowley, American Marine killed during the siege of the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan
- Tadhg Crowley, former Irish politician from Limerick
- Tadhgo Crowley, former Gaelic football player
- Ted Crowley, American ice hockey player
- Terry Crowley, American baseball coach
- Terry Crowley (linguist), linguist specializing in Oceanic languages
- Thomas Crowley (disambiguation)
- Tim Crowley, Irish sportsperson
- Walt Crowley, Washington State community leader
- Irene Craigmile Bolam née O'Crowley, falsely accused of being Amelia Earhart
Fictional characters
- Anthony Crowley, a demon in the novel Good Omens
- Father Crowley, catholic priest in TV comedy-drama Desperate Housewives
- Fran Crowley, a character in TV sitcom Mama's family
- Terry Crowley (The Shield), a character in TV drama The Shield
- Victor Crowley, a character in 2006 film Hatchet
- Crowley, a character in TV drama series Supernatural
See also
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